Inside the ‘New Era of Collaboration’ Between REITs, Senior Living Operators

This story is part of your SHN+ subscription Multiple brands, dense portfolios centered on specific regions, new incentives to achieve alignment in operations – this is the future of senior living owner-operator relations. Recently, Diversified Healthcare Trust (Nasdaq: DHC) took this strategy when it transitioned 116 communities to six senior living operating companies. The Newton, […]

Diversified Healthcare Trust CEO: Transitioning 116 Communities to New Operators ‘Accelerates Move to Offense’

Real estate investment trust Diversified Healthcare Trust (Nasdaq: DHC) is transitioning 116 senior living communities formerly managed by AlerisLife to seven other operators, with the lion’s share of the former Five Star-branded communities going to Discovery Senior Living, Sinceri Senior Living and Tutera Senior Living. In an interview with Senior Housing News on Wednesday, Diversified […]

How Phoenix Senior Living, Pacific Retirement Services Raise the Bar for Senior Living Beverage Programs

Senior living residents of tomorrow aren’t only interested in upscale dining, they also want high-quality libations. How operators sling those drinks is shifting with the new generation. For years, a typical senior living bar program might have revolved around alcoholic cocktails, wine and beer. And today, those drinks are still popular picks among residents perusing […]

Avoiding ‘Purgatory’: Inside the Road Ahead for Smaller Senior Living Operators

This story is part of your SHN+ subscription As mid-size and larger senior living operators seek growth with institutional capital partners, smaller or single-site providers in secondary and tertiary markets risk falling into a kind of operational or financial “purgatory.”  Given their fewer resources, smaller senior living communities and providers are at a disadvantage when […]

New Rules of Engagement: How Senior Living Owner-Operator Relationships Are Evolving 

This story is part of your SHN+ subscription The relationship between senior living providers and their capital partners, often real estate investment trusts, private equity or high-net worth investors, is dramatically changing. Pairing with a larger company or REIT can unlock new growth opportunities and resources that operators would not otherwise have on their own. […]

‘Frontier is Massive’: Why AI, Value-Based Care Are Rising Hand-in-Hand in Senior Living

This article is part of your SHN+ subscription The senior living industry is finally finding real uses for AI, and value-based care is continuing to gain steam as operators ink new partnerships. My colleague Austin Montgomery recently illustrated how senior living marketing and sales teams are using artificial intelligence in 2025, from roleplaying without human […]

Novelty to Necessity: AI Becomes Important Tool for Senior Living Sales and Marketing Teams

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‘Cutting Through the Noise’: How Senior Living Operators Find, Evaluate New Tech Partners

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