How Senior Star, Country Meadows, SLC Are Rising to Workforce Challenges

The need for caregivers is growing, and senior living providers are faced with the dual challenges of higher wages and a tight labor pool. As a result, more providers are looking at ways to more successfully recruit new talent and improve employee engagement to reduce turnover. Executives from Senior Living Communities, Senior Star and Country […]

Brookdale Issues Most Heated Argument Yet Against Board Nominee Flaherty

The gloves have come off in an ongoing proxy battle between Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) and activist shareholder Land & Buildings. Brookdale on Thursday ratcheted up the intensity of its arguments against board nominee Jay Flaherty, a former CEO of real estate investment trust HCP (NYSE: HCP), who was put forward by activist shareholder […]

Brookdale Acquires 18-Property HCP Portfolio for $405M, Exits Joint Venture

Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) has inked several new transactions with HCP (NYSE: HCP) that both companies say better position them for the future. The multiple transactions will see Brookdale assume ownership of an 18-property leased portfolio for $405 million, step away from a joint venture and reconfigure lease obligations, the companies announced Tuesday. The […]

National Senior Campuses Names Beardsley as First-Ever CEO

The largest nonprofit senior living organization in the country has a chief executive for the first time in its history. National Senior Campuses (NSC) named Bruce Beardsley as its new CEO on Tuesday. He will be focused in part on creating a future-focused strategy for the organization, which could involve new and more affordable continuing […]

Inside SRG’s ‘Under the Radar’ Innovation Push

Senior Resource Group (SRG) has implemented new evidence-based wellness offerings, announced a new program to reduce hospital readmissions, joined a virtual reality research project, and helped launch a new effort related to Medicare Advantage — all in the past 12 months. But CEO Michael Grust isn’t calling this a new chapter for the Solana Beach, […]

Welltower, CareMore Initiative Drives Senior Living Integration with Medicare Advantage

In a move that will further integrate senior housing within the Medicare Advantage landscape, real estate investment trust Welltower (NYSE: WELL) has formed a partnership with Anthem (NYSE: ANTM) affiliate CareMore. The partnership aligns with Welltower’s ongoing push to move senior housing and care into a more central role within the overall U.S. health care […]

Seasons Living Raises Its Game With New Equity Partner, Rebrand, Portfolio Growth

It’s been a big year for Seasons Living, which added a new president, secured a private equity partner, rebranded, and more than doubled its portfolio size. Now, the Lake Oswego, Oregon-based operator is pursuing growth in new directions, including a project with a Hawaiian health care system and a middle-market model in the works. When […]