Owners, Operators Design Plays for $100 Billion Skilled Nursing Market

With a new pure-play real estate investment trust on the hunt for acquisitions and public policy providing tailwinds for the sector, it appears that a flurry of transactions could bring significant consolidation to the skilled nursing industry in the near future. And with $100 billion of skilled nursing assets currently in private hands, according to […]

Cardinal Wagers Post-Acute Placement Company Worth $410 Million

One of the nation’s most prominent companies managing patient placements in post-acute care settings appears set to expand in new markets, after being acquired by Cardinal Health (NYSE: CAH) in what could be a $410 million deal. Through a proprietary technology that analyzes what likely patient outcomes will be, naviHealth works with health plans to […]

How One Hotel Developer Aims to Build a Senior Housing Brand

Quadrum Global seized attention recently as one of the latest multifamily and hospitality developers to get into the senior housing space. Quadrum’s first project still is in the early stages, but the company has ambitions to become a strong brand in senior living and is taking steps to differentiate itself from the crowd of new entrants […]

HCP Charts Future Course for Senior Housing

After a period of turmoil with its largest tenant and shaky investor confidence, the leader of HCP Inc. (NYSE: HCP) says that the giant senior housing real estate company has righted the ship and is “sailing confidently.” But in what direction is CEO Lauralee Martin taking the company, exactly? A high-profile addition to the C-Suite […]

Moving the Needle: REITs Adapt to New Senior Housing Era

Senior housing and care has attracted a growing amount of interest among investors who are are eager to capitalize on the industry’s favorable market fundamentals. Some of the top investors, health care real estate investment trusts (REITs), have been players in the space for years — but their growth strategies may soon be changing. With […]

Most Read: Senior Lifestyle Corp. Unveils New Brand

In case you missed them … here are the top headlines grabbing Senior Housing News readers’ attention this week: Senior Lifestyle Corp. Launches New Brand With $650 Million Pipeline — Senior Lifestyle Corp. recently launched a new product, The Sheridan, a 19- to 26-property pipeline that could top $650 million. Rolling out over the next few years, the […]

DOJ Charges HCR ManorCare with Medicare Fraud

HCP Inc. (NYSE: HCP) on Monday disclosed that the U.S. Department of Justice is charging its major skilled nursing facility tenant, HCR ManorCare, with submitting false Medicare claims. The news came two months after analysts pressed HCP leaders about the ongoing government investigation into ManorCare, and less than a month after the large-cap real estate […]

HCP Renegotiates Leases for 333 HCR ManorCare Properties

HCP, Inc. (NYSE: HCP) and HCR ManorCare today announced an agreement to amend a master lease encompassing a portfolio of 333 properties ranging from post-acute, skilled nursing and assisted living facilities owned by HCP.  Beginning April 1, the real estate investment trust (REIT) will provide an annual rent reduction of $68 million to the Toledo, […]

The Top-10 Largest Senior Living Providers in 2015

Following a year that brought blockbuster acquisitions and record-breaking deal volume, this year’s ranking of the largest senior living providers reflects the growth and consolidation of the top players in the market. Notably, the biggest change in the list is the merging of Brentwood, Tennessee-based Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) and Emeritus Senior Living Corp. […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (8/21/14)

Construction: Planned Starling Senior Living to Break Ground on Third Fla. Project Jacksonville, Fla.-based Starling Senior Living is gearing up to break ground on its third senior living community in the state come January, the company told SHN in an email. In July, the company successfully rezoned a five-acre parcel located on Amelia Island, Fla., […]