National Health Investors. (NYSE: NHI) is making steady progress on its efforts to optimize its senior housing portfolio — and while there are still some pieces left to fall, the company’s leaders feel more confident about the road ahead this year. Although the company’s operating partners have some challenges left to work through — made […]
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The skilled nursing sector is undergoing a shakeup, and senior living providers should be prepared to seize opportunities amid the fallout. Nursing homes are embattled on every front. The federal government is pushing for sweeping reforms that include steeper financial penalties and staffing minimums — even as providers are facing severe worker shortages. And skilled […]
Senior living stakeholders have pondered for years whether the industry is more hospitality or health care. In recent times, many have arrived at the same conclusion — it’s both. On the one hand, senior living residents are arriving in communities with more care needs than in the past, including in low-acuity settings such as independent […]
National Health Investors (NYSE: NHI) is engaged in an effort to transform its portfolio into a “jewel box” — but a delay in an effort to readjust its relationship with one of its largest tenants and a pending lawsuit have clouded when that transformation might occur. As part of those efforts, the Murfreesboro, Tennessee-based company […]
Despite the challenges posed by Covid-19, independent living residents of life plan communities maintained their wellbeing to a remarkable extent last year. That’s according to Mather CEO Mary Leary, who spoke with Senior Housing News about the latest findings from the longitudinal Age Well Study, released this week. “The findings showed that residents, on average, […]
National Health Investors (NYSE: NHI) is in the midst of a transformation that company leaders believe will position the real estate investment trust for success in 2022. The Murfreesboro, Tennessee-based REIT is planning to pare down its portfolio managed by Bickford Senior Living, going from 42 communities as of Sept. 30 to 35 or 36. […]
There are signs that Covid-19 has propelled more senior living providers to consider diversification strategies, adding new ancillary service lines as a financial and strategic play. The trend was already underway before the pandemic struck, but with Covid-19 eroding occupancy to historically low levels, providers have recognized the risks in tying revenue almost entirely to […]
National Health Investors (NYSE: NHI) is seeking to sell nine properties operated by Holiday Retirement, with plans to potentially sell even more properties this quarter. The Murfreesboro, Tennessee-based real estate investment trust (REIT) has inked a non-binding letter of intent to sell the nine-property portfolio to an institutional buyer that is leased to Holiday with […]
Back in April, I observed that capital is pouring into the home care sector, and that senior living providers need to be alert to threats and opportunities posed by growth and innovations in at-home care. So, I’m not surprised that there’s an emerging trend of senior living providers starting or expanding at-home care business lines. […]
National Health Investors (NYSE: NHI) on Thursday announced $1.8 million in rent deferrals for Holiday Retirement. The deferrals relate to rent for May, June and July. The Murfreesboro, Tennessee-based health care real estate investment trust (REIT) also agreed to release $600,000 per month from Holiday’s security deposit, for the same time frame. The deposit totaled […]