The largest real estate investment trust (REIT) nationwide’s stock price is expected to surge 30% in the coming 12 months, analysts say, and has caught the eye of the Wall Street Journal in an article this week. The daily share price for Ventas, Inc. (NYSE: VTR) was $61.06 as of Friday afternoon. Michael Carroll, an […]
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Senior Housing News wrote them, you read them and passed them along to your friends and colleagues. Here are the most shared posts from SHN this week: Philly Low-Income LGBT Seniors Housing Sets National Bar—A new, affordable senior housing community in Philadelphia may soon inspire the development of similar models nationwide considering its lesbian, gay, […]
Despite senior living communities’ ongoing efforts to improve their outreach and marketing campaigns, the fundamental basics of their marketing strategies are still seen largely as flawed. Mystery shops completed by students in senior housing administration at George Mason University show that assisted living communities’ sales staff overwhelmingly fail to ask the right questions and provide the necessary […]
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Ohio-Based Otterbein Names New Executive Director at Cincinnati Area CCRC Otterbein Senior Lifestyle Choices has named Bill Wexler as the new executive director at its continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Lebanon, Ohio, part of the Cincinnati metro area. Wexler had been chief operating officer since last year at Ohio-based Deaconess Long Term Care, which owns […]
Marketers have long grappled with the right terms to use in senior living, from the term senior itself, to a wealth of alternatives such as retiree, older adult, older American, aging population, and more. Largely, they’re facing an uphill battle, a recent NPR survey found when it asked older listeners about the words they preferred […]
Greystone, a New York-based senior housing and multi-family real estate lender, will become a one-stop shop for its senior living providers seeking debt financing, brokerage and advisory services with its acquisition of ARA Seniors Housing Group. Though the acquisition price was not disclosed, the new entity, Greystone Real Estate Advisors, Inc., will provide a range […]
Legacy Healthcare Expands Team Legacy Healthcare, which owns and operates 17 skilled nursing centers in Illinois, has hired Kristin Scott as regional director of business development and Erik Iverson as director of business development for Warren Barr North Shore. Scott brings to the position experience in physician relations and business development, most recently working […]
Established senior living consulting company Bild & Co. is underway with plans to double its senior living marketing agency arm, based in Tampa, Florida. The company, which has long provided advisory services to senior living providers, including marketing strategy and implementation, is also undergoing a rebranding effort after its 15 years in operation. The rebranding will include […]
New competition is crowding into the senior living and care referral space, but whether they’ll be able to conquer the existing industry giants—or even get a corner of the market share—is in most cases to be determined. There’s no denying that A Place for Mom has a firm grasp on “lead generator giant” in the […]
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