The Covid-19 pandemic has created impediments to development, but Aegis Living is still on track to double its portfolio size within a decade. The Bellevue, Washington-based assisted living and memory care provider currently has 32 communities in operation and eight under development. So, about three communities need to be added each year for the next […]
Three big names in senior housing finance — Hunt Real Estate Capital, Lancaster Pollard and RED Capital Group — now are unified under a single brand name, Lument. The three firms were acquired individually by ORIX USA, a division of international financial services group ORIX Corporation. ORIX took full ownership of RED in 2016; acquired […]
Assisted living providers are concerned about their ability to retain federal relief funds due to changes in reporting requirements, and industry associations are urging the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to address the situation. Argentum and the American Seniors Housing Association on Monday sent a joint letter to HHS Secretary Alex Azar regarding […]
The Covid-19 pandemic has drastically accelerated the adoption of technology within senior living, with communities across the nation rapidly implementing a variety of tools. One of the most high-profile tech rollouts of 2020 has been occurring at buildings operated by Merrill Gardens, where Google has been deploying Nest Hub Max devices with adaptations for older […]
Real estate investment trust Healthpeak Properties (NYSE: PEAK) reportedly is considering moving the company headquarters. Currently, the REIT is based in Irvine, California. Nashville is being considered as a new headquarters location, the Nashville Business Journal (NBJ) reported Friday. Denver and Dallas are also under consideration, according to the NBJ. Healthpeak declined to comment to […]
Kisco Senior Living is moving toward more normalized operations by utilizing rapid, “pooled” Covid-19 testing — similar to the approach taken by the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the National Hockey League (NHL). “We’re excited about what it’ll bring to our residents and the confidence it provides our families,” Ed Ward, vice president of operations […]
The Black Lives Matter movement focused global attention on issues of diversity, equity and inclusion this year, and senior living providers have responded in various ways to calls for change. This work has been ongoing at National Church Residences, one of the largest nonprofit senior housing providers in the United States, with about 310 senior […]
“We won’t go back to the way we were. The new normal will not be the old normal.” These words were spoken last week by Beth Mace, chief economist at the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC). But, it was a sentiment that many people have been expressing over the past month, […]
Mather was not planning for a global pandemic when the organization embarked on the creation of a $475 million-plus life plan community near Washington, D.C. But after Covid-19 struck, Mather listened to consumers, adapted the project design and reached the 70% pre-sold mark in September. That’s three months ahead of the schedule that was set […]
The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the integration of senior living communities within the broader U.S. health care system, which has opened new business opportunities but also increases the likelihood of federal regulations for assisted living. “I think it’s inevitable that we’re going to start to see a regulatory framework at the federal level,” Anne Tumlinson, […]