Transactions & Financings: Brookdale’s $200M Senior Note Offering; Ventas Completes $2.3B New Senior Acquisition

Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) is taking further steps to restructure its outstanding debt. The Brentwood, Tennessee-based owner and operator of senior housing communities on Tuesday announced plans to offer up to $200 million in convertible senior notes, due on October 15, 2026. The notes are unsecured obligations of Brookdale, and interest will be paid […]

Brookdale, Merrill Gardens, Five Star, ISL Execs on How Covid-19 Changed Senior Living

The Covid-19 pandemic has pressured just about every facet of senior living operations — but for some senior living providers, it has been an opportunity to learn, grow and evolve. From creating new worker positions that have helped prevent move-outs during the pandemic to re-engaging residents after a long period of isolation, leaders with Integral […]

Transactions & Financings: New Senior Approves Ventas Merger; Five Star Update; Front Porch’s $306M Refinancing

Five Star Senior Living (Nasdaq: FVE) this week offered a business update, covering its transition of 108 communities to new operators, as well as occupancy improvements for the communities it will continue to operate for Diversified Healthcare Trust (Nasdaq: DHC). Occupancy across the Diversified portfolio ended August at 74.7%, a 100 basis point improvement over […]

[Updated] US News to Issue Senior Living Ratings

U.S. News & World Report — which issues influential rankings of hospitals, nursing homes, universities and other businesses — is turning to senior living. The publication plans to rate* U.S. senior living brands based on standardized consumer input gathered through surveys created by Activated Insights. Activated Insights is the organization that is also behind the […]

Diversified Transitions 8 Five Star Communities to Cedarhurst Senior Living

Diversified Healthcare Trust (Nasdaq: DHC) is nearing completion of its plan to transition 108 communities managed by Five Star Senior Living (Nasdaq: FVE) by the end of 2021. The Newton, Massachusetts-based real estate investment trust (REIT) on Tuesday announced it entered into a new management agreement with Cedarhurst Senior Living for seven assisted living facilities […]

Diversified Healthcare Trust Transitions 66 Five Star Communities to New Operators

Diversified Healthcare Trust (Nasdaq: DHC) is making progress on its plan to transition 108 communities operated by Five Star Senior Living (NYSE: FVE) to new operators by the end of 2021. The Newton, Massachusetts-based real estate investment trust (REIT) announced three new management agreements with operators for 66 communities, accounting for 61% of the portfolio […]

Senior Living’s History of Home Care Failure May Repeat Itself

Back in April, I observed that capital is pouring into the home care sector, and that senior living providers need to be alert to threats and opportunities posed by growth and innovations in at-home care. So, I’m not surprised that there’s an emerging trend of senior living providers starting or expanding at-home care business lines. […]

Reshaping Senior Living Post-Pandemic: 3 Areas of Focus

With vaccination rates high and occupancy starting to tick up, now is the time for senior living providers to reevaluate their plans for the future in light of Covid-19. “If you haven’t focused on strategic planning because you’ve been in the middle of Covid, we totally understand that — but now is the time to […]