FDA OKs New Blood Test Used to Diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared for marketing what it is calling the first blood test for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease. The test from Fujirebio Diagnostics, Inc. and branded as “Lumipulse” was found to reliably predict the presence or absence of amyloid pathology associated with Alzheimer’s disease during a study with 499 patients, […]

Sunrise Senior Living Adds 2 Communities in New ‘Era of Growth’

Sunrise Senior Living recently added two senior living communities in California as part of what CEO Jack Callison is calling a new “era of growth.” This week, the McLean, Virginia-based senior living provider announced it took on management of the two communities in partnership with Griffin Living, a national senior housing developer based in Calabasas, […]

Brookdale Senior Living Touts Recent Improvements in Bid to Win Proxy Fight With Ortelius Advisors

Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) is touting recent moves and operating improvements as proof that its board and management team are “realizing the company’s full potential.” The Brentwood, Tennessee-based company is improving its operating performance, optimizing its real estate portfolio and reinvesting capital into its communities, according to a May 15 letter to its shareholders. […]

‘Invest Intelligently’: Watermark’s New CEO Sets Sights On Improvement, Stabilization

New Watermark Retirement Communities CEO Paul Boethel has his eye on stabilization and improvement. Boethel took the reins last month at the Tucson, Arizona-based senior living operator after founders David Freshwater and David Barnes stepped back from their roles. Now that he is CEO, Boethel is stewarding the operator into a new period of evolution, […]

More Senior Living Operators Commit to Protecting LGBTQ+ Residents, Staff Amid ‘Sobering Political Climate’

More senior living communities have in 2025 committed to protecting LGBTQ+ residents and staff from discrimination. While that is a good sign, there is still more operators can do. Vastly all (99%) of the 274 senior living communities that responded to the latest Long-Term Care Equality Index survey by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and […]

Pennant Upsizes Senior Living Segment With Focus on ‘Revenue Quality’

The Pennant Group (NASDAQ:PNTG) is growing its senior living portfolio as the company continues its effort to improve operations and identify new expansion opportunities. The Eagle, Idaho-based company in the first quarter of 2025 added three senior living communities, and as part of that deal entered into new triple-net lease agreements comprising 188 units. Pennant […]

LTC Continues SHOP Growth, Viewing RIDEA Conversions as ‘Game-Changer’

LTC Properties (NYSE: LTC) is executing on its plans to scale its senior housing operating portfolio (SHOP) in 2025, as evidenced by the company’s flurry of activity in the first quarter. This comes as the Westlake Village, California-based company continues on its effort to convert triple-net leases to REIT Investment Diversification and Empowerment Act (RIDEA) […]

Omega Buys 45-Property U.K. Care Home Portfolio for $344 Million

Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE: OHI) continues to see opportunity investing in senior housing in the United Kingdom, while also growing its senior living investment pipeline in the U.S. The Hunt Valley, Maryland-based real estate investment trust (REIT) highlighted the acquisition of a 45-property portfolio of care homes in Scotland and Jersey for approximately £259.8 million, […]

New Operator Longevity Rises from the Ashes of Anthology Senior Living

New operator Longevity Senior Living is picking up where Anthology Senior Living left off after its parent company, CA Ventures, ran into financial trouble. Senior living veteran Carl Hirschman has carved out a new operator from Anthology to form Longevity Senior Living. Longevity is pursuing third-party management and acquisition opportunities, with plans to add between […]