This story is part of your SHN+ subscription High demand and rising occupancy have prompted senior living operators to again raise resident rates in the coming year, albeit at a more moderate pace than a few years ago. In 2025, senior living operators raised resident rates as pricing power shifted to favor independent living. Assisted […]
Joshua Pennington, Regional Vice President of Clinical Services at Distinctive Living, has been named a 2025 Future Leader by Senior Housing News. To become a Future Leader, an individual is nominated by their peers. The candidate must be a high-performing employee who is 40 years of age or younger, a passionate worker who knows how […]
As Distinctive Living expands, the company’s leaders view memory care as an important component of growth, both for new development and acquisitions. Memory care demand is consistent, driving occupancy growth and improving margins, according to Distinctive Living CEO Joe Jedlowski. But while memory care offers many tantalizing opportunities for growth, operators must grapple with hiring […]
This story is part of your SHN+ subscription Data is a cornerstone of quality senior living operations in 2025. But that doesn’t mean data is a panacea for operators, either. Within a senior living community, there are numerous data points that operators can pin to a dashboard, from occupancy and net move-ins to expenses per […]
This story is part of your SHN+ subscription Distinctive Living is taking a new approach as part of its growth strategy: joint-venture acquisitions with larger capital partners. The Freehold, New Jersey-based operator is currently fundraising for a specialized investment fund and pursuing joint ventures in order to access broader capital sources, with a target between […]
Transactions Distinctive Living expands with joint venture Distinctive Living announced it formed a strategic joint venture with Seascape at Naples in partnership with a West Coast leading global investment firm. With having an ownership stake in the 198-unit community, Distinctive Living “assures greater alignment with capital partners,” a news release states. “Seascape at Naples will […]
Senior living operators must be prepared to offer more than just higher wages if they hope to attract and retain workers in 2025. According to the 2024 State of Seniors Housing report, labor-related expenses on average still range around 55% of total operating expenses. Rising wages, demand for clinical and culinary services has made for […]
This story is part of your SHN+ subscription The relationship between senior living providers and their capital partners, often real estate investment trusts, private equity or high-net worth investors, is dramatically changing. Pairing with a larger company or REIT can unlock new growth opportunities and resources that operators would not otherwise have on their own. […]
Senior living operators once pinned their hopes on an influx of workers via new immigration to help meet a surge of demand in the years ahead. In 2025, those hopes seem all but dashed. The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has taken a hard line to new immigration, with aspirations to further ramp up […]
This story is part of your SHN+ subscription There is plenty of demand ahead for senior living operators in 2025 and beyond, but that doesn’t mean companies are rushing to expand just for growth’s sake. Even as demand swells and average senior living occupancy rises, operators must slow down and take a more thoughtful approach […]
