In The Pipeline: Grace Management Starts on Active Adult Project; Beach Terrace Memory Care Now Open in California

In the Pipeline is brought to you by the Senior Housing News Architecture & Design Awards, an annual competition that recognizes cutting-edge design, excellence, and innovation in senior living. Construction: In Progress Grace Management, Inc. celebrates groundbreaking of 55+ community Grace Management, Inc., a subsidiary of CPF Living and Padua Realty Co., announced plans to […]

Movers & Shakers: Grace Management’s New Dining Director; Isakson Living Hires Neurologist, Names HR Leader

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Ventas Identifies Operators Taking On Eclipse Assets, Cafaro Sees Robust Recovery Underway

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) is making good headway on its plan to transition 90 communities formerly operated by Eclipse Senior Living to eight other operators, with 65 already having changed hands. Among the operators so far revealed to be taking on some former Eclipse properties is Discovery Senior Living, which is taking on 19 former Elmcroft communities. […]

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 […]