Capital Senior Living Shareholder Battle Continues with $70M Counteroffer from Ortelius

Ortelius Investors on Monday announced a counteroffer to Capital Senior Living’s (NYSE: CSU) plan to raise up to $153 million through a private placement of convertible stock to affiliates of Conversant Capital. Ortelius, which has threatened to block the recapitalization since it was first announced in late July, also lined up a bridge loan for […]

$25.5 Billion Relief Fund Being Released to Assisted Living, Other Health Care Providers After Delay

Another round of Covid-19 relief is being made available to health care groups, including assisted living providers. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Friday announced that it is releasing $25.5 billion in new funding for health care providers affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The portal to apply for funds will open on […]

Senior Living Groups Praise Sweeping New Vaccine Mandates, Blast Lack of Financial Relief

Senior living providers have been on the leading edge of implementing Covid-19 vaccine mandates for employees — and soon, they must be joined by every large company in the United States. President Biden on Thursday announced plans to order companies with 100 or more employees to mandate coronavirus vaccinations for workers or test them for […]

Welltower, Brookdale Occupancy Gains Ease Delta Variant Concerns

Welltower (NYSE: WELL) and Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) continue to report solid gains in occupancy, despite a surge in Covid-19 delta variant cases. That is according to business updates released by the two companies on Thursday. Welltower, the Toledo, Ohio-based health care REIT, reported spot occupancy across its senior housing operating portfolio (SHO) of […]

Senior Star’s Thomas Brothers: Aligned Partnerships Key to Future Strategy, Enabled Welltower Deal

Twin brothers Bill and Bob Thomas achieved success as multifamily housing entrepreneurs in the 1970s — but their situation changed in the next decade. “We thought we were the smartest guys on the block … and then the 80s hit,” Bill Thomas told Senior Housing News, during an interview at the American Seniors Housing Association […]

[Updated] US News to Issue Senior Living Ratings

U.S. News & World Report — which issues influential rankings of hospitals, nursing homes, universities and other businesses — is turning to senior living. The publication plans to rate* U.S. senior living brands based on standardized consumer input gathered through surveys created by Activated Insights. Activated Insights is the organization that is also behind the […]

Atria, Other Senior Living Providers Prep for Vaccine Booster Clinics As Regulators Convene

Covid-19 booster shots are on the horizon, and senior living providers are moving ahead with planning clinics for residents and staff while awaiting greater clarity from government regulatory agencies. Some industry providers have moved with urgency in recent weeks to schedule their first Covid-19 vaccine booster shot clinics, even as the U.S. Food and Drug […]

JEA Rebrands as Sinceri Senior Living, Continues Plan to Expand Beyond Memory Care

Within about the last two years, JEA Senior Living was acquired by investment firm Access Industries and named a new CEO. Now, the Tumwater, Washington-based provider has rebranded as Sinceri Senior Living.  “Since the company was founded, there have been countless changes in our industry and around the world,” said CEO Chris Belford, in a […]

Integral Senior Living Takes Over 6 Griffin-American Communities Amid Big Growth Push

Integral Senior Living (ISL) has taken over operations of six senior living communities owned by Griffin American Healthcare REIT III amid an effort to scale up its operations across the U.S. The communities are located in Mishawaka, Hobart, La Porte and Elkhart, all in Indiana; and Niles, Michigan. They were formerly operated by Bethesda, Maryland-based […]