Welltower’s Blockbuster Amica Deal Shows How REITs Are Turning Up Heat in Canada

On Sunday, Welltower (NYSE: WELL) announced it is acquiring a portfolio of communities managed by Amica Senior Lifestyles in Canada for a deal equivalent to almost $3.2 billion USD. Welltower is with the deal gaining 38 “ultra luxury” communities and nine development parcels along with a minority ownership interest in its new operating partner. But […]

Why Senior Living Providers Are On Cusp of Best-Ever Years for Occupancy, Margin

This article is part of your SHN+ subscription The senior living industry’s best-ever period of occupancy, margins and revenue growth is right in front of it in 2025. This was the prevailing sentiment that I took away from the recent American Seniors Housing Association (ASHA) conference, where optimism abounded amid talk of surging occupancy and […]

Movers and Shakers: Cassia President, CEO to Retire; Bridge Senior Living Names COO

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Margin Momentum: Senior Living Operators Grow Revenue, Trim Expenses Ahead of 2025

This story is part of your SHN+ membership Senior living operators expect continued margin expansion in 2025 – as long as they can continue to entice older adults to move into their communities. Operators including Benchmark Senior Living, Cogir, Discovery Senior Living, Merrill Gardens and Stellar Senior Living have increased margins in 2024, and they […]

In the Pipeline: Oakmont Announces Active Adult Project; Cogri Expanding in California

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 FK Architecture designs new affordable independent living community FK Architecture recently announced the grand opening […]

In the Pipeline: MorningStar Grows in Las Vegas; Headwaters, Erickson Partner with Brinkmann Constructors

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: In Progress LCS renovates Maryland community Life Care Services (LCS), through its development company LCS Development, […]

In the Pipeline: Belmont Village Grows with Greystar; Broadview at Purchase College Opens

In the Pipeline is part of your SHN+ membership 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 Belmont Village, Greystar announce luxury California project Belmont Village Senior Living and Greystar Real Estate […]

Senior Living Operators Manage ‘Balancing Act’ of Rising Acuity, Falling Margins

Rising resident acuity is impacting senior living margins, and in response operators are getting creative to make bottom line improvements even as challenges remain. In recent years, especially with the pandemic, operators have said residents are arriving in senior living communities with more care needs than in the past. That phenomenon is shaping the future […]