Senior Living Pharmacy Omnicare Files for Ch. 11 Bankruptcy

Long-term care pharmacy Omnicare has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Omnicare is a subsidiary of CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) and provides pharmacy services to the long-term care market, including skilled nursing facilities, independent living communities and assisted living communities. The business is entering into Ch. 11 bankruptcy proceedings in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the […]

Senior Living Nonprofits Adding New Units as Financial Concerns Weigh on Growth

Nonprofit senior living providers say they will intend to keep growing in 2025, mostly by adding new units, while financial concerns continue to cause them worry. That’s according to the 2025 Ziegler CFO Hotline survey on Growth Projections. For the survey, released this week, researchers analyzed answers from nearly 200 nonprofit senior living CFOs and […]

Senior Living Dealbook: BWE Originates $35M Loan; Sonida Purchases Dallas Community 

Transactions Sonida purchases Dallas community for $15.6M Sonida Senior Living has closed on a Dallas-Fort Worth senior living community for $15.6 million. According to a press release, the purchasing price was “a significant discount to replacement cost.” The transaction was funded with cash on hand. The acquisition brings Sonida’s Texas portfolio up to 21, with […]

6 Senior Living Leaders Weigh in On Future Development Outlook 

Editor’s Note: Below is a compilation of six senior living executives that will be speaking at the 2025 BUILD-BRAIN conference in Dallas, Texas. Hear more insights like these during our two-day event. Tickets are available here. The landscape for senior living development heading into 2026 is a mix of both opportunities and challenges. High interest […]

Senior Living Dealbook: Distinctive Living Expands with Joint Venture; Walker & Dunlop Originates $68M in HUD Loans

Transactions Distinctive Living expands with joint venture Distinctive Living announced it formed a strategic joint venture with Seascape at Naples in partnership with a West Coast leading global investment firm. With having an ownership stake in the 198-unit community, Distinctive Living “assures greater alignment with capital partners,” a news release states. “Seascape at Naples will […]

Ventas: Pricing Power Could Lead to ‘Better Than We’ve Ever Seen’ Margins in Senior Living

Senior living operators and their ownership groups may still have opportunities to increase pricing as development rates deplete new supply. This scarcity will give providers more pricing power, according to Ventas (NYSE: VTR) Executive Vice President, Senior Housing Justin Hutchens. “Pricing opportunity goes up as scarcity goes up, which is very logical,” Hutchens said during […]

Gallaher Cos. Launches Senior Living Management Platform With Former Brookdale Leader as CEO

Senior living development and real estate company Gallaher Companies launched Gallaher Signature Living, a new senior living management platform. The company also announced a $1 billion development pipeline over the coming years, according to GSL CEO Page Ensor. Through GSL, the new management company will oversee operations for Gallaher Companies’ growing number of luxury senior […]

Senior Living Dealbook: Berkadia closes on $178M in 45 Days; Phoenix3 Holdings Rebrands

Transactions Town Lane purchases Venice community New York-based real estate investment firm Town Lane has purchased The Goldton at Venice. The transaction marks Town Lane’s third senior living acquisition in the region, according to reporting from Business Observer. The 167-unit community was sold by Venice Health Partners LLC. Blueprint facilitates Alabama sale Blueprint announced its […]

Senior Living Dealbook: JLL Sells Atria Community; BWE Secures $330M Refinancing

Transactions JLL sells Atria community JLL Capital Markets announced it sold Atria at Foster Square, a 155-unit senior living community in Foster City, California. The community was built in 2016 as part of a mixed-use master-plan town center development, a press release states. Artemis Real Estate Partners bought the property in partnership with Atria Senior […]