Senior living referral company A Place for Mom is eliminating a senior living community liaison position in favor of a new strategy with “more direct” lines of communication with operators. The New York City-based company last week announced it is laying off its customer success management team, which makes up about 6.8% of its nearly […]
This article is available as part of your SHN+ membership In recent years, deep-pocketed companies, mainly REITs, have put considerable capital behind plans to reshape how senior living owners and operators work together. Yesterday, I caught wind of another such company: SPHERE (Strategic Public Health Equities and Real Estate) Investments. The investor – which has […]
A newly repositioned investment company plans to invest $300 million or more in the senior living industry in 2024, both in operators and properties. The company is SPHERE Investments, with a name that is an acronym for “Strategic Public Health Equities and Real Estate.” The company was part of Flagler Healthcare Investments until February, when […]
New testing and treatments have led to a transformative moment for Alzheimer’s disease, a fact that was on full display during a recent Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative meeting. The Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative, first launched in 2021, is “working on a global scale to address disparities in Alzheimer’s research” with a research cohort numbering one million people, […]
Atria Senior Living CEO John Moore is stepping back from his duties as the company’s top leader, with CFO Holly Belter-Chesser filling his shoes as part of a planned leadership transition. Moore is stepping down from his roles as chairman and CEO of the Louisville, Kentucky-based company, but he will remain a member and advisor […]
In February, two senior executives with Buvermo Investments spun off a new company with a mission to develop, invest in and manage properties in the Southeast, Sunbelt, and the Washington, D.C. metro area. The company, BVO Capital, is focusing on active adult, multifamily and build-for-rent properties. Its current management footprint includes five active adult communities […]
This article is available as part of your SHN+ membership Senior living leaders often talk about the generational tailwinds ahead in the form of an aging demographic of baby boomers. What they don’t talk about as much is how those trends will affect their companies in potentially negative ways. As the boomers age, so too […]
A sizable portion of senior living operators who answered a survey – 49% – expect to spend more on marketing in the next 12 months. That’s according to a new analysis from Senior Housing News and Dreamscape Marketing. The survey included responses from 99 senior living professionals, who answered questions between mid-December, 2023; and mid-January, […]
A debate has simmered in the world of Alzheimer’s research and treatment: Should the disease’s definition be expanded to older adults who have a higher risk of dementia, but currently lack memory problems? The answer to that question, at least according to certain researchers, is yes. As noted in a recent Los Angeles Times article, […]
It’s shaping up to be an active investment year in 2024 for companies like National Health Investors (NYSE: NHI), according to CEO Eric Mendelsohn. Though the company did not announce sizable new investments or outline a granular strategy for the year ahead, Mendelsohn noted that the company’s leaders are growing “more optimistic” about its investment […]