Senior Housing Construction Costs Near Pre-Recession Highs

Senior housing construction costs are nearing pre-recession levels and will likely continue to rise, despite the labor challenges also impacting the industry. That’s according to two new issue briefs published by the American Seniors Housing Association (ASHA) and Iowa-based national construction firm The Weitz Company. The tight labor market is becoming a major issue for […]

1.8 Million More Seniors Housing Units Needed by 2040

Talk of oversupply has permeated the seniors housing industry for months on end, with real estate investment trusts (REITs) and operators alike expressing fears and doubts about the future of the market. Is it possible, though, that seniors housing developers have not been building enough to keep up with demand? The United States will need […]

New ASHA Campaign Asks ‘Got Senior Living?’

People who have questions about any aspect of senior living—the different housing options, the financial components, what living in a community feels like—have a new, industry-backed source of information. It’s a sort of virtual “Got Milk?” campaign for senior living, American Seniors Housing Association (ASHA) President David Schless told Senior Housing News. The famous milk […]

Movers & Shakers — ASHA’s New VP of Government Affairs

Jeanne McGlynn Delgado Joins American Seniors Housing Association  The American Seniors Housing Association (ASHA) has named real estate policy veteran Jeanne McGlynn Delgado as its vice president of government affairs. In her new position, McGlynn Delgado will lead ASHA’s public policy efforts on Capitol Hill, working closely with Randy Hardock, ASHA’s longtime chief legislative counsel. Most […]

Top U.S. Senior Housing Operators of 2013

Size matters for the top U.S. senior housing operators of 2013 as both Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE: BKD) and Emeritus Senior Living (NYSE: ESC) took the #1 and #2 spots in the latest American Seniors Housing Association (ASHA) Top 50 list. The ASHA 50, released by the National Real Estate Investor, ranks the largest […]