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 […]

Chicago Pacific Co-Founder Rijos: Senior Housing Business Is Forever Changed

“Our business is forever changed.” Those are the words of John Rijos, whose perspective is informed by decades of leadership in the senior living industry. Having been co-president of Brookdale Senior Living prior to its merger with Emeritus Corp., Rijos went on to co-found investment firm Chicago Pacific Founders (CPF). He also is chairman and […]

Pushed to Brink by Labor Challenges, Senior Living Should Think Bigger About Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing

I was excited this week to attend the American Seniors Housing Association (ASHA) Mid-Year Meeting — my first in-person conference since the Covid-19 pandemic reached U.S. shores. After two jam-packed days of conversations with industry leaders, it’s no surprise that workforce challenges were a consistent theme. More surprising to me, several conversations turned to ideas […]

Senior Living Industry Veterans Launch Scarp Ridge Capital Partners with $300M Fund

A new firm led by senior living industry veterans, Scarp Ridge Capital Partners, is launching with a $300 million fund targeting value-add, opportunistic and distressed investment opportunities. “Scarp Ridge will look to leverage our many years of investing experience and industry relationships to be the partner of choice to owners, lenders, sponsors, and developers by […]

Movers & Shakers: ER Senior Management Names New CEO; Trilogy Hires Former Papa John’s SVP as Chief Marketing Officer

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Movers & Shakers: Christian Living Communities Names New COO; Atria Names VP of U.S. Sales

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How Aegis, Grace, Juniper, Knollwood Built Winning Marketing and Communication Campaigns During Covid

When the pandemic hit last year, many senior living operators relied on communication and marketing to win the trust of current and prospective residents and their families. But even if operators agree transparency makes the best policy, it’s not always clear what they should say, or how they should say it. Four senior living operators […]

How Grace Management Took Dining from ‘Just a Line Item’ to a Competitive Differentiator

Overhauling dining programs in senior housing is an intensive process. The circumstances are especially unique for owners and operators building scale through acquisition. Operators taking over operations must contend with space constraints, acclimate existing staff to new procedures and policies, and balance providing the best care possible for seniors with shareholders seeking returns on investment. […]

Grace Management President: We Are Restarting Growth, Cautiously Optimistic on Covid-19 Outlook

Grace Management is preparing for an active year ahead, as its President Guy Geller believes that proven operators will have opportunities despite ongoing operational and financial pressures from the Covid-19 pandemic. The company — a wholly owned subsidiary of CPF Living Communities — anticipates closing on a new acquisition this month, with more expected opportunities […]

Transactions & Financings: Brookdale’s $1B Mixed Shelf Filing; Fitch Revises Outlooks on 3 CCRCs

Fitch Ratings revises outlooks on 3 CCRCs Fitch ratings announced ratings outlooks updates on the following continuing care retirement communities: The ratings agency placed the series 2016 senior living revenue bonds issued by the Industrial Development Authority of the City of Glendale, Arizona on behalf of Royal Oaks Life Care Community, operating as Royal Oaks, […]