Ventas CEO: Covid-19 Pressure, Interest from Buyers Will Not Precipitate Senior Housing Exit

Ventas (NYSE: VTR) has repositioned its portfolio in recent years, with a focus on life science and medical office — and now, its senior housing assets are bearing the brunt of negative effects from Covid-19. But, unlike one of its real estate investment trust (REIT) peers, Ventas’ leaders are committed to senior living going forward. […]

With Occupancy at 74%, Brookdale Execs Focus on Rate Discipline, Long-Term Demand

Leaders with Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) are touting recent moves to improve operational and financial footing, and are keeping a long-term focus as the company’s occupancy rate has continued to slump amid ongoing Covid-19 pressure. The Brentwood, Tennessee-based company is the largest senior living operator in the nation, with about 726 communities. Brookdale is […]

Another Health System Makes Senior Living Play as Tanner Partners with Beacon

A regional health system is forging ahead with plans for a senior living community, and it’s bringing along an experienced operator as its primary partner. Tanner Health System, a nonprofit that includes five hospitals servicing west Georgia and east Alabama, has joined forces with Beacon Communities on a new community in Villa Rica, Georgia, called […]

Healthpeak CEO: Covid-19 a Catalyst for Possible Sale of Senior Housing Operating, NNN Portfolios

Healthpeak Properties (NYSE: PEAK) is looking to mostly sell off its triple-net and senior housing operating portfolios and rebalance in favor of CCRCs, life science and medical office buildings — and Covid-19 is a big reason why. The real estate investment trust (REIT) announced Monday it is in the process of offloading up to $4 […]

Healthpeak Pursues $4 Billion in Senior Housing Dispositions, Moves HQ to Denver

Healthpeak Properties (NYSE: PEAK) is in the process of trimming up to $4 billion worth of assets from its senior housing operating portfolio (SHOP) and triple-net senior housing segments. The real estate investment trust (REIT) also has moved its headquarters to Denver. The company on Monday announced it has about $1.5 billion worth of assets […]

In the Pipeline: Waterfront Senior Housing Planned in Virginia; New $190M Community in Colorado

In the Pipeline is brought to you by the Senior Housing News Architecture & Design Awards, an annual competition that recognizes cutting-edge design, excellence, and innovation in senior living. Construction: Planned Cadence, Flournoy Start Work on Seattle Community Cadence Living and Flournoy Development Group have broken ground on Cadence at Kent-Meridian, a 128-unit senior living […]

Alliance Residential Opens First Communities in $1.3 Billion Senior Housing Pipeline

Alliance Residential is slowly but surely executing on its more than $1 billion senior housing pipeline — and while Covid-19 isn’t halting its plans, the pandemic is informing how the company moves forward. The Phoenix-based company is among the largest multifamily managers and developers in the U.S., with a $20 billion portfolio spread across 36 […]

Movers & Shakers: Harmony Senior Services Names CFO; New COO at Spring Hills

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HHS to Include Independent Living, CCRCs in Walgreens/CVS Vaccine Effort

Operators of standalone independent living communities, blended independent living/assisted living communities and continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) are eligible to receive Covid-19 vaccines under the new distribution initiative between the U.S. government and major retailers Walgreens (Nasdaq: WBA) and CVS Health (NYSE: CVS). Under the government’s plan — which is called the Pharmacy Partnership for […]