Benchmark Senior Living CEO Tom Grape has a lot on his mind in 2024 – in a good way. The Waltham, Massachusetts-based senior living operator has notched a more than 90% occupancy rate in its portfolio of 67 communities. The company is all the while building up the business infrastructure – including by overhauling its […]
This members-only, exclusive article is part of your SHN+ subscription If the speed at which senior living operators were adopting value-based care models accelerated last year, in 2024 the effort has kicked into an even higher gear. Within the last two months, senior living providers including 12 Oaks, Benchmark Senior Living, and Epoch Senior Living […]
This article is part of your SHN+ subscription Senior living operators are now picking up the pace with occupancy,approaching – and passing – census levels last seen in 2019. Signs of the race for occupancy speeding up are apparent, given the broader industry’s 11th consecutive quarter of census growth. Some of the industry’s prominent operating […]
U.S. News has released its third “Best Senior Living” list, with companies including Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD), LCS and Brightview Senior Living near the top of the stack. . Of the more than 3,500 communities that were surveyed, 1,703 were recognized as “best” in one or more of the available categories, which include best […]
Partnerships Argentum, AlphaROC announce strategic partnership Senior living trade association Argentum and data science company AlphaROC have announced a strategic partnership to “reimagine” market research with the platform Occam. According to a press release, the Occam platform will be launched for Argentum members and allow them to get “faster and easier access to public opinions,” […]
Last year, HumanGood CEO John Cochrane noted how the industry was shifting from a period of crisis to one of stability. This year, his message for senior living operators is even clearer: “Buckle up and start your engines.” “The new year could bring some of the biggest opportunities in our lifetime,” he said. “We are […]
The slow rate of new construction starts and looming demand from the baby boomers have led to “the most favorable supply demand fundamentals the industry has ever experienced,” according to the top leader of Ventas (NYSE: VTR). Thanks to those conditions, Ventas CEO Debra Cafaro laid out that she sees “a compelling backdrop for multi-year […]
The nature of senior living management companies is inherently evolving as providers look to make regional inroads and grow in a challenging economic climate. Management companies have changed structurally over the last two decades, going from predominantly triple-net leases to management agreements that more closely align operators and owners behind the same goals. Rather than […]
Although big challenges and headwinds remain, the outlook for senior living staffing has taken a more positive turn in recent months — at least for senior living operators willing to be proactive and seize the opportunity at hand. Recent survey data has shown that, although most senior living operators are experiencing staffing shortages in their […]
In the Pipeline is brought to you by the Senior Housing News Architecture & Design Awards, an annual competition that recognizes cutting-edge design, excellence, and innovation in senior living. Construction: In Progress LCS renovates community that was former school Shipley Living, a senior living community managed by Life Care Services in Wilmington, Delaware, is undergoing […]
