For the second year in a row, Jimmy Buffett reigns supreme. The most-read article on Senior Housing News in 2018 was a news story about plans for a third Margaritaville active adult community. Last year, the most-read article was about plans for the first Margaritaville development. The sustained interest in these projects suggests that senior […]
Holiday Retirement
Some of the nation’s largest senior housing landlords are changing or reconsidering their leases with independent living giant Holiday Retirement. National Health Investors (NYSE: NHI) has inked a new lease agreement with tenant Holiday in a move meant to position the operator for long-term success, the Mufreesboro, Tennessee-based real estate investment trust (REIT) announced Tuesday, […]
Holiday Retirement COO Mark Prince has left the company, the independent living giant confirmed to Senior Housing News on Wednesday. “I appreciate Mark’s contributions to Holiday for the last eight years,” Holiday CEO Lilly Donohue told Senior Housing News. “He has significantly helped our communities be a great place to live and work for our […]
In just three months, Fortune magazine will publish the first-ever “Best Workplaces in Aging Services” list. To be considered for inclusion, senior housing and care providers had to complete an initial process by June 18, to become “certified.” With that deadline now past and the industry data being analyzed, some surprising results are emerging related […]
Revera Buys UK-Based Senior Living and Skilled Nursing Operator United Kingdom-based senior care and nursing home provider and developer Signature Senior Lifestyle has been purchased by Canada-based operator and investor Revera Inc., Care Home Professional reported. The purchase price was undisclosed. Signature develops and operates care homes, and currently manages 10 care homes in the UK, with […]
Dr. Atul Gawande, who put the U.S. senior housing and care system under the microscope in his bestselling book “Being Mortal,” has been named CEO of a new health care venture launched by corporate giants Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN), Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) and JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM). The appointment of 52-year-old Gawande is effective July […]
Just over a year after announcing several major changes—including a move of its corporate headquarters across the country and abandoning its longstanding management model—CEO Lilly Donohue says Holiday Retirement is in “put-your-head-down mode” and focusing on improving the resident experience. The nation’s largest independent living provider has experienced an enormous amount of upheaval in the […]
Unlike other health care-focused real estate investment trusts (REITs), National Health Investors (NYSE: NHI) has managed to stay off of the sidelines in recent months and remain fairly active in the senior housing marketplace. The Murfreesboro, Tennessee-based company credits its M&A activity to nurturing its several operator relationships and staying open to smaller-scale deals, Kevin Pascoe, […]
New Senior Investment Group Inc. (NYSE: SNR) is repositioning its 51-property Holiday Retirement portfolio as its review of strategic alternatives moves forward. Susan Givens, CEO of the New York City-based real estate investment trust (REIT), called the decision to reposition the Holiday portfolio “a significant evolutionary step for the company” during a Thursday call with analysts and investors. […]
Brookdale Senior Living Hires Interim CFO Brookdale Senior Living’s board of directors has appointed Teresa Sparks as the company’s interim CFO, effective March 28. Sparks is taking over for Lucinda Baier, who left the CFO role to become Brookdale’s new president and CEO last month. The company will continue to search for a permanent CFO during Sparks’s […]
