Benchmark, one of the largest senior living providers in the U.S. Northeast, is launching a Wellness Management division focused on new, urban communities. Denise McQuaide, who has served in executive roles within senior living and other health care companies over the last 30 years, has been hired to lead the division as president and COO. […]
Genesis Healthcare
Leaders with Welltower (NYSE: WELL) believe the company is positioned to create and seize opportunities in the years ahead, thanks to a major new joint venture and a restructured senior housing portfolio. On Thursday, the real estate investment trust (REIT) and a nonprofit health system, ProMedica, closed on a joint venture deal valued at $4.4 […]
Despite senior housing industry headwinds, don’t expect real estate investment trusts (REITs) to be taking aggressive steps to cut rents or lower escalators for operators as they have been for skilled nursing tenants. That’s according to Rick Matros, CEO of the Irvine, California-based Sabra Health Care REIT (Nasdaq: SBRA). Some other REITs are more focused on […]
Already embattled, publicly traded skilled nursing providers and real estate investment trusts (REITs) had an especially tough day on Friday. Shares were down across the sector on the heels of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) revealing details of a possible overhaul to the payment system for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). The current […]
Health care real estate investment trusts (REITs) underwent major refocusing last year, creating skilled nursing cast-offs, spinoffs and pure plays. Now, skilled nursing has slipped away from senior housing-focused REITs and is up for another year of challenges. While the rest of the health care system inches toward integration amid the ongoing shift toward value-based care, […]
Senior living providers have been slow to partner with health systems and payers, but Capital Senior Living (NYSE: CSU) hopes to play a “leading role” in this going forward, according to CEO Larry Cohen. “It’s the Holy Grail,” Cohen said these types of partnerships. His comments came Tuesday on a fourth-quarter 2016 earnings call. The […]
Census and labor pressures continued to hit the skilled nursing and post-acute sector hard at the end of 2016, prompting industry giant Genesis HealthCare (NYSE: GEN) to take major cost reduction initiatives, including laying off corporate and regional staff. The cost-cutting measures largely have been completed at this point and are expected to reduce the Kennett […]
Check out what you missed in senior housing news last week. From a collaboration between two big players in the industry to an optimistic outlook on financing this year, last week was packed with updates. Here in the newsroom, we had our faith in humanity restored when a 93 year-old woman was surprised on her birthday, […]
Senior Housing News will be observing the Thanksgiving holiday Thursday, Nov. 24 and Friday, Nov. 25. We will return to our normal posting schedule Monday, Nov. 28. Genesis Healthcare Reveals Executive Departures, Appointments Genesis Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: GEN) revealed the retirement of Robert A. “Mike” Reitz from his position of executive vice president and COO […]
Ventas Completes Acquisition of $1.5 Billion Life Sciences Portfolio Health care real estate investment trust (REIT) Ventas Inc. (NYSE: VTR) completed its previously announced acquisition of a $1.5 billion portfolio of Wexford Science & Technology, LLC life sciences buildings. Ventas acquired the properties from affiliates of Blackstone Real Estate Partners VIII L.P., completed Sept. 1. […]