This article is part of your SHN+ subscription Some notable news broke on Tuesday night: the acquisition of a 113-bed assisted living and memory care community in Brentwood, Tennessee. I know that sounds more like a modest deal rather than headline news, but the transaction could have a big impact on the sector, if the […]
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Early in 2020, senior living operators had hoped the pandemic would result in only a temporary hit to margins. They are still under bottom-line pressure as the pandemic enters its third year. The industry is reeling from a one-two punch of depressed occupancy and elevated expenses, with inflation on the rise and workforce challenges leading […]
One year ago, vaccine clinics were just getting underway in senior living communities, raising hopes for a better year ahead after the devastating toll exacted by Covid-19 in 2020. While Covid-19 vaccines have been a gamechanger for senior living providers, the quotes below reflect that 2021 presented plenty of daunting challenges, including unprecedented labor pressures. […]
As the senior living industry recovers from the worst effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, owners and operators are reassessing capital structures with an eye toward creating greater alignment. Operator executives Mercedes Kerr, president of Belmont Village, and Fee Stubblefield, CEO of The Springs Living, praised their capital provider partners for being flexible and supportive throughout […]
Brookdale terminates $250M credit facility; refinances assets Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) secured $267 million of non-recourse mortgage debt and terminated its $250 million revolving credit facility. The debt was obtained from Capital One, through Freddie Mac’s Capital Markets Execution Program. The financing includes $191 million of 2.89% fixed rate notes and $76 million of […]
The Covid-19 pandemic has sparked what one analyst is calling a “Great Reset” — and the result has been topsy-turvy for the senior living industry. Investor sentiment may be shifting against senior housing in favor of the once-shunned skilled nursing sector. Related, the pandemic is helping some senior housing owners that have been working for […]
Publicly traded senior housing owners and operators begin reporting their Q1 2020 earnings next week, but these financial results will be essentially irrelevant due to Covid-19. Analysts, investors and senior living professionals hope that the earnings reports and comments from executive teams will provide a clearer sense of Covid-19’s effects on the industry and what […]
The senior housing industry is facing steep challenges that shift each day as the Covid-19 pandemic spreads and the nation’s response evolves. In this dynamic environment, making predictions could be a fool’s errand, yet owners, operators and investors are seeking some basis around which to craft strategies. With this in mind, here are three scenarios […]
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has yet to seriously impact the construction industry, but experts believe that it is a matter of when, not if, the crisis will have deleterious effects on construction timetables, supply chains and an already shallow labor pool. For expensive construction projects such as senior housing, that can lead to […]
It’s been an eventful and in many ways difficult year for the senior housing industry — and it’s not over yet. But as calendars turn over to December, it’s time to take stock. With that in mind, we’ve compiled some of the most vivid and powerful quotes that appeared in Senior Housing News this year. […]
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