Inside the ‘New Era of Collaboration’ Between REITs, Senior Living Operators

This story is part of your SHN+ subscription Multiple brands, dense portfolios centered on specific regions, new incentives to achieve alignment in operations – this is the future of senior living owner-operator relations. Recently, Diversified Healthcare Trust (Nasdaq: DHC) took this strategy when it transitioned 116 communities to six senior living operating companies. The Newton, […]

Diversified Healthcare Trust CEO: Transitioning 116 Communities to New Operators ‘Accelerates Move to Offense’

Real estate investment trust Diversified Healthcare Trust (Nasdaq: DHC) is transitioning 116 senior living communities formerly managed by AlerisLife to seven other operators, with the lion’s share of the former Five Star-branded communities going to Discovery Senior Living, Sinceri Senior Living and Tutera Senior Living. In an interview with Senior Housing News on Wednesday, Diversified […]

Stellar Senior Living Co-Founder: We’re Seeing Most-Ever Opportunities to Grow in 2025

Stellar Senior Living Co-Founder and Senior Vice President Adam Benton believes his company has its best-ever opportunities to expand in 2025 and beyond. Midvale, Utah-based Stellar is on a mission to enrich the lives of 10,000 senior living residents, families and employees by 2030, a goal Benton believes the organization can reach through measured growth.  […]

Senior Living Dealbook: Diversified Healthcare Trust Closes $109M Financing; Capital Funding Group Secures $53M Bridge-to-HUD Loan

Transactions Blueprint advises sale of Kentucky community Blueprint announced it advised on the sale of a Richmond, Kentucky assisted living community on April 24. The community was built in 2009 and features 49 units, according to a press release. The seller was a New York-based regional owner and operator looking to divest the asset, the […]

Brookdale Senior Living Expands New ‘EngagementPlus’ Program, Narrows Focus on Profitability

Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) is expanding an engagement-focused program to complement its growing HealthPlus service line – just one of the ways the company is seeking to maximize profitability in the months and years ahead, according to CEO Cindy Baier. The Brentwood, Tennessee-based company detailed its new program, Engagement Plus, which is designed to […]

Diversified Healthcare Trust Expands SHOP Sale Plan to Include 32 Communities

Diversified Healthcare Trust (Nasdaq: DHC) is in the process of selling 32 communities in its senior housing operation portfolio (SHOP), the company’s leaders said during a third-quarter 2024 earnings call Tuesday. The communities total 2,422 units, and three are under agreement or letter of intent to change hands, according to President and CEO Chris Bilotto. […]

Inside Brookdale’s $610M Deal and Operators’ Quests for More Ownership

This article is part of your SHN+ subscription This week Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) announced it will buy 41 of its leased communities for $610 million, increasing the company’s share of owned and managed units to about two-thirds of its total portfolio. Brookdale funded the transaction – more precisely, three separate deals with different […]

Diversified Healthcare, Office Properties Income Trust Call Off Planned Merger

The merger between Diversified Healthcare Trust (Nasdaq: DHC) and Office Properties Income Trust (Nasdaq: OPI) has been called off, according to a news release issued late Friday afternoon. In April, the companies announced the proposed merger that would have seen OPI acquire all the outstanding common shares from DHC to create a combined entity called […]

Diversified Healthcare Announces ‘Event of Default’ On $450M Credit Facility

Diversified Healthcare Trust (Nasdaq: DHC) has announced an “event of default” on its $450 million credit facility. The credit facility in question required Diversified to maintain collateral properties at an appraised aggregate value of $1.09 billion. But the value of the REIT’s properties declined from $1.34 billion to $1.05 million following a reappraisal of 61 […]