Why Senior Living Operators Embracing AI Must Heed Resident Skepticism

This story is part of your SHN+ subscription Senior living operators are embracing AI. Their current and future prospects are not to nearly the same degree. According to a Pew Research Center report from earlier this month, more than one-third of older adults age 65 and older believe AI will have a mostly negative impact […]

In the Pipeline: Fellowship Family Plans 55+ Project, Evergreen Real Estate Hits Construction Milestone

In the Pipeline is part of your SHN+ subscription 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: Planned Joint venture for planned 55+ community announced in Georgia Coastal States Bank announced the recent […]

Inside the Senior Living Industry’s Value-Based Care ‘Arms Race’

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 […]

How Data Differentiates Good from Great Senior Living Providers

This article is part of your SHN+ membership The need to improve operations is driving all that senior living operators do as they pivot to the offensive.  One big pressure point is the need to do more with less. In 2024, operators are living that mantra in a variety of ways, from maintaining staffing expenditures […]

NHI Continues SHOP Momentum With ‘Plenty of Dry Powder’ for New Investments in 2024

National Health Investors (NYSE: NHI) is continuing to build on momentum gained through stronger results for its senior housing operating portfolio, with an eye toward more growth in 2024.  Occupancy for the Murfreesboro, Tennessee-based real estate investment trust’s (REIT’s) 15-property SHOP segment has ticked up in recent quarters, ending March at an average rate of […]

How Bickford, Merrill Gardens, New Perspective Use AI to ‘Think Differently’ About Operations

The phrase “artificial intelligence” might be an overused buzzword, but senior living operators are increasingly wielding it to improve operations. Take it from Bickford Senior Living President Andy Eby.  In recent years, Eby – once a NFL lineman – has shaped Bickford’s future into one that integrates data in operations and emphasizes transparency with consumers. […]

NHI Grapples With Lingering Tenant Troubles With Eye on Future SHOP Growth

National Health Investors (NHI) is capitalizing on timely transactions, even as persistent challenges with some tenants continue to weigh on the company’s balance sheet. That said, management of the Murfreesboro, Tenn.-based real estate investment trust (REIT) said they see plenty of future upside in senior living, even with a potentially bumpy road ahead still left […]

NHI Off to ‘Great Start’ in Q1 Despite Tempered Expectations for New SHOP Segment

National Health Investors (NYSE: NHI) started the year strong with a relatively muted rate of new rent deferrals and limited rent concessions and deferral payments, according to CEO Eric Mendelsohn. That said, the company still has some soft spots in need of improvement, namely its burgeoning senior housing operating (SHOP) segment, which saw continued pressure […]

New Curana, Serviam Partnership Aims to Expand Value-Based Care in Senior Living

Curana Health is partnering with Serviam Care Network in a move aimed at bringing more value-based care services to senior living communities. Under the partnership, announced Monday, Serviam will add Curana’s health care platform to as many as 40 Virginia-based assisted living and memory care communities later this year, according to Serviam CEO, Tim Donnelly. […]