Capital Senior Living (NYSE: CSU) rejected several acquisition overtures from private equity firm TPG during recent months, Bloomberg reported Friday. Bloomberg cited unnamed sources with knowledge of the matter. TPG and Capital Senior Living declined to comment for this article. Shares of Capital Senior Living were up 19.44% as of mid-day Friday, trading at $4.30 […]
Some of the nation’s largest insurance companies might acquire senior living providers in the years ahead, in a quest to more effectively manage the health and wellness of their Medicare Advantage (MA) beneficiaries and keep costs in check. That was an idea floated Tuesday by Eclipse Senior Living CEO Kai Hsiao and former U.S. Health […]
Hot on the heels of Apple’s recent play for seniors, wearable-technology company Fitbit (NYSE: FIT) is intensifying its efforts to prevent and manage certain chronic diseases. San Francisco-based Fitbit announced Wednesday the launch of Fitbit Care, a platform that combines health coaching and virtual care with Fitbit’s wearable devices to deliver personalized interventions. Though the […]
The acquisition of HCR ManorCare by nonprofit health system ProMedica could be a sign of things to come for senior housing and care. Specifically, health systems and managed care organizations are increasingly seeing the value in owning senior living and skilled nursing providers, and they could become more active buyers in the future—particularly if this […]
Medicare Advantage (MA) plans will be able to offer a new type of benefit starting next year, which could be a game-changer for senior living. It could create a new revenue stream for providers while also making them more important players in the U.S. health care system overall. Yet, there are still important questions to […]
As the popularity of Medicare Advantage plans continues to grow, commercial health insurers are starting to look at senior living not only as a partner but as a potential acquisition target. While the number of senior living providers partnering with Medicare Advantage programs is small, the opportunity is significant and will only get bigger, according […]
Senior living professionals have reasons to be excited as they turn the calendar to 2018, even in the midst of ongoing occupancy pressure and potential disruption from recent health care mega-deals. Perhaps most fundamentally, the passage of another year brings the long-anticipated baby boomer age wave that much closer. Yet, most boomers are still a […]
Kindred Healthcare (NYSE: KND) on Tuesday announced a definitive agreement to be acquired by a consortium of three companies—Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM); TPG Capital; and Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS)—for about $4.1 billion in cash. The deal is anticipated to close during the summer of 2018, pending certain closing conditions and agreements among stakeholders. Ventas […]
The nation’s largest home health care provider, Kindred Healthcare (NYSE: KND), is in advanced talks to be purchased by insurance giant Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) and two private equity firms, including global private investment firm TPG, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. Under terms of the rumored deal, private equity firms TPG and Welsh, Carson, Anderson […]
On the heels of opening the doors to the senior care industry’s first-ever technology innovation hub, in Louisville, Kentucky, there’s another push to put the city at the forefront of the aging services industry. Some of the health care leaders involved with the Thrive Center for innovation are banding together with other CEOs in the city. […]
