Oversupply concerns may have finally caught up with the seniors housing market and slowed construction—and that may be good news for keeping the sector in balance, as it currently is seeing occupancy slip amid surging growth in inventory. The average occupancy rate for seniors housing properties in the first quarter of 2016 fell 10 basis […]
This week, Senior Housing News readers were interested to hear about Enlivant’s growth plans from the company’s CEO, Jack Callison. Readers were also keen to learn how REITs will be impacted by the current headwinds in the skilled nursing sector, and why the senior housing industry is poised for “unprecedented” growth. SHN’s “In the Pipeline” […]
This week, Senior Housing News readers learned about a new senior living company founded by a former Brookdale executive. Readers were also clued into why electronic health record adoption is expected to accelerate, and why the shifting mergers and acquisitions climate is putting senior housing cap rates into question. Here in the newsroom, we were […]
This coverage of the 2016 National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care Spring Investment Forum is brought to you by Mainstreet. As the nation’s largest developer of transitional care properties, Mainstreet specializes in real estate development, value investments and health care. With Mainstreet’s support, SHN brings this on-the-spot reporting from the NIC conference, which […]
This coverage of the 2016 National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care Spring Investment Forum is brought to you by Mainstreet. As the nation’s largest developer of transitional care properties, Mainstreet specializes in real estate development, value investments and health care. With Mainstreet’s support, SHN brings this on-the-spot reporting from the NIC conference, which […]
Tech-savvy senior living providers, including some of the largest national chains, have been adopting electronic health records in growing numbers. The drive to wire-up assisted living and similar communities with EHRs may soon gain even more momentum thanks to two recently announced initiatives. While government funding to subsidize the cost of EHRs has been available […]
The past year in the senior living industry was marked by a flurry of name changes. Health Care REIT became Welltower Inc. (NYSE: HCN). The Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA) took on the title of Argentum. And the phrase continuing care retirement community (CCRC) shifted to life plan community following a lengthy process spearheaded by […]
This coverage of the 2016 National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care Spring Investment Forum is brought to you by Mainstreet. As the nation’s largest developer of transitional care properties, Mainstreet specializes in real estate development, value investments and health care. With Mainstreet’s support, SHN is bringing live event coverage of the NIC conference, […]
After a shaky start to the year, investors are not cutting senior housing real estate investment trusts (REITs) any slack. But with significant ups and downs across the stock market in 2016 so far, REITs are starting to see some gains once more amid a mixed economic environment. The big three health care REITs in […]
Welltower Foundation Launches to Promote Wellness Welltower Inc. (NYSE: HCN) launched the Welltower Foundation, an organization aimed at promoting wellness, encouraging a high quality of life for aging populations and supporting other groups and innovations that do the same. Erin Ibele has been named president of the foundation. The foundation’s first course of action is […]
