The last week brought major health care business news — including the creation of a new home health giant valued at nearly $10 billion — that bears careful consideration by senior living providers. The new at-home care organization is being created through the merger of Option Care Health (Nasdaq: OPCH), a major provider of home […]
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As 2023 enters its second quarter, the year is shaping up to be a rollercoaster ride for the senior housing sector. After a slew of bad news, the last week brought positive headlines. Brookdale (NYSE: BKD) improved its forecast for Q1 financial results, and NIC MAP Vision data showed that sector-wide occupancy has been surprisingly […]
One of the nation’s largest senior living operators will be smaller in the future, as Five Star Senior Living (Nasdaq: FVE) will soon exit management of 108 communities. With this recent news, now all three of the largest publicly traded U.S. senior living operators — Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD); Capital Senior Living (NYSE: CSU); […]
In the midst of the ongoing Covid-19 crisis, I imagine that few senior living executives paid much attention to recent news that Oak Street Health filed for an initial public offering (IPO). But, senior living leaders should consider the role that Oak Street and similar businesses could play in driving more affordable, better care for […]
Senior living providers — like many businesses across the United States — have been responding to the Black Lives Matter movement with a variety of messages and actions. To get a sense of how providers are responding, I spoke with several CEOs and corresponded with many of the largest for-profit and nonprofit organizations in the […]