NHI CEO: Senior Housing Owners May Back Off on Rent Increases for Operators

After a week in which senior living providers intensified fears of oversupply, real estate investment trust (REIT) National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE: NHI) is not concerned. With increasing pressures on operators, though, NHI indicated it wouldn’t be surprised to see lower rent escalators across the industry. Despite the nation’s largest senior living provider, Brookdale Senior Living […]

SNH CEO: Five Star Could Close, Sell ‘Problem Properties’

Five Star Senior Living (Nasdaq: FVE) may not own a huge number of properties, but at least a few stakeholders believe it might make sense for the provider to own even less real estate. The company may want to consider selling or closing some of the struggling communities that it owns, according to David Hegarty, CEO […]

Wave of New Supply Hits Senior Living Hard

Long-standing fears of oversupply are coming to a head for some of the nation’s largest senior living providers, raising questions about which markets and types of properties are most affected. Those impacted by new competitors are facing occupancy and pricing pressures, with some senior living providers discounting their rates in an effort to keep occupancy […]

How Five Star is Trying to Make Up for Lower Occupancy

Facing occupancy challenges, Five Star Senior Living (Nasdaq: FVE) is undertaking initiatives to drive revenue. These include expanding wellness and rehabilitation programs and decreasing the company’s reliance on third-party referral sources that charge fees, Five Star executives said Thursday in a call with analysts. “The third quarter was a challenging quarter for us and the […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (4/7/16)

Construction: Planned Autumn Senior Living, Lindell Investments Plan $24 Million Community in Fla. Gulf Coast assisted living developer Autumn Senior Living and Lindell Investments, a Tampa-based real estate developer, have finalized plans to begin construction on a new assisted living and memory care campus in the Tampa suburb of Westchase, Florida. Autumn of Westchase is […]

Brookdale’s Activist Shareholder Sells Its Stake

Sandell Asset Management has exited its position in Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD), about one year after the firm publicly pushed the senior living provider to spin off its real estate assets to maximize shareholder value. New York-based Sandell Asset Management and Sandell Investment Services LLC held shares of BKD as of the end of […]

New Report: Insights and the Future of Wellness in Senior Living

Whether it’s a yoga class, book discussion, camping trip or meditation garden, providers are working around the clock to keep residents well. Senior Housing News brings you a report that examines wellness in senior living from its definition to the return on investment providers are realizing. Senior housing is spending millions of dollars and thousands […]