(Updated Jan. 3, 2023) A new Washington Post investigation has detailed dozens of incidents where senior living residents have wandered away and died as well as “bare-bones” staffing levels at communities across the country. In one article published over the weekend, the Post examined thousands of cases since 2018 where senior living residents wandered away […]
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This content is available through your SHN+ membership New M&A data released this week showed that senior living dealmaking in the third quarter of 2023 sank to levels not seen since the darkest days of the pandemic. I don’t think I need to belabor the forces holding senior living dealmaking down in 2023, starting with […]
The slowdown in senior living M&A continued into the third quarter of this year, representing the slowest period for industry deal-making since 2021. That’s according to an Oct. 16 M&A update from Irving Levin Associates. According to the company’s latest data, industry players inked just 115 deals in the third quarter of 2023, totaling an […]
Balfour Senior Living has become an affiliate of Kisco Senior Living, creating a combined entity of 35 communities with more than 5,000 apartments. The two privately held companies announced the transaction on Oct. 13, but did not disclose any financial details. Going forward, Kisco Founder and CEO Andy Kohlberg will serve as CEO of the […]
Leaders with Welltower (NYSE: WELL) are optimistic that steep senior housing labor expenses will moderate while strong demand will continue in 2022, driving a recovery after nearly two years of pandemic-related challenges. “The labor disruption has been much greater than the demand disruption, particularly over the last two waves [of Covid-19], and omicron was a […]
With contributions from Tim Regan and Nick Andrews Rapid growth, innovative operating models and seasoned leaders who are still generating new ideas. These are among the factors differentiating some senior living providers from the pack, making them companies to watch in 2022. As the industry embarks on a critical re-building year, these providers are taking […]
As 2022 begins, headlines are unfortunately reminiscent of 2020, featuring news of Covid-19 case counts, global disruptions to business and transportation, and even whole cities going into lock down. But for the U.S. senior living industry, history will not repeat itself in 2022. That’s thanks largely to the number of residents vaccinated against Covid-19 and […]
CareTrust gets new CEO amid rumors of sale CareTrust (Nasdaq: CTRE) appointed former president and COO David Sedgewick to be its new CEO. Before joining the San Clemente, California-based real estate investment trust (REIT), Sedgwick held leadership positions at the Ensign Group (Nasdaq: ENSG), CareTrust’s largest tenant. CareTrust itself was formed in a spin-off from […]
Despite rising construction costs and delays caused by supply chain disruption, now is the time to get aggressive on senior living development pipelines. That was the message shared by Atria Senior Living CEO John Moore and Maplewood Senior Living CEO Gregory Smith at our recent BUILD conference in Chicago. Moore commented that it’s time to […]
When the Covid pandemic hit in March 2020, Silverstone Senior Living was approximately halfway through the construction of The Providence at Fairfax, in the Washington, D.C. metro area. At the time, the eight-year-old development company elected to pause construction and take a step back in order to ensure the safety of future residents and their […]