Ventas (NYSE: VTR) hit the ground running in the first quarter 2019 as it entered what CEO Debra Cafaro called a “pivot to growth,” which she anticipates will be fueled by increasingly favorable senior housing supply-demand dynamics. However, in the meantime, Ventas’ senior housing operating portfolio (SHOP) performance continues to be affected by elevated supply […]
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If senior living providers want to work with universities, they’re going to have to offer something of value — but they should ask for something in return, too. That’s according to Andrew Carle, a senior living consultant and former COO of Affinity Living. Carle knows a thing or two about senior living and academia, as […]
New Senior Investment Group (NYSE: SNR) announced Wednesday it received $53 million as part of a lawsuit settlement. The New York City-based real estate investment trust (REIT) received the settlement from its largest investor, private equity firm Fortress Investment Group (NYSE: FIG), its primary operator, Holiday Acquisition Holdings, and members its board of directors. The […]
Senior living providers looking to grow their business this year ought to take a closer look at their sales process. That’s according to new survey data from Enquire Solutions, a Greenwood Village, Colorado-based customer relationship management (CRM) and contact center company focused on senior housing. The latest report includes input from 3,967 senior care locations, […]
Grace Management has started to revamp its dining operations, introducing all-inclusive pricing and creating multiple venues throughout its 53-property portfolio. Minneapolis-based Grace is the operating company affiliated with CPF Living, the senior housing arm of private equity firm Chicago Pacific Founders. The Grace portfolio has been built up through a series of acquisitions, so one […]
Low unemployment numbers and labor shortages across the country have providers looking at creative ways to attract and retain workers, but they must exercise caution if their strategies involve underage employees such as high school students. Providers must understand the relevant state and federal regulations and follow them to the letter, Fisher Phillips Partner Samuel […]
Senior living is in a period of tremendous change and upheaval. Providers must accept this and get creative if they are to survive and thrive, five senior living executives said this week at the Argentum conference in San Antonio. “I think the common theme is change — change in how we operate, change in technology, […]
Pathway to Living is finding success providing affordable senior housing on Chicago’s South Side. The Chicago-based provider’s Victory Centre of South Chicago, in the city’s South Shore neighborhood, offers 112 studio apartments and provides supportive living services for residents, Pathway to Living Regional Director of Sales Kimberly Bevan told Senior Housing News during a recent […]
Senior living industry association Argentum on Tuesday announced new efforts to recruit, retain, and measure the senior living workforce. At the forefront of those efforts is an apprenticeship for nursing assistants and caregivers in senior living, which the organization is collaborating on with a steering group that includes industry stakeholders Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD), […]
More women hold senior management positions in senior living than in other U.S. industries, but that does not hold true all the way to the top executive roles. Specifically, about 70% of senior management positions in senior living are held by women, compared to an average rate of about 56% of these positions being held […]