In The Pipeline: Aegis Living Opens Community No. 35; Spectrum Retirement Grows in Illinois

In the Pipeline is brought to you by the Senior Housing News Architecture & Design Awards, an annual competition that recognizes cutting-edge design, excellence, and innovation in senior living. Construction: Planned Distinctive Living announces portfolio expansion New Jersey-based Distinctive Living added five new locations to its senior living portfolio with the move expanding boutique living […]

Diversified Sees Benefits of Newly Remade Portfolio Despite ‘More Measured’ Recovery

Last year, Diversified Healthcare Trust (Nasdaq: DHC) transitioned more than 100 senior living communities from Five Star Senior Living to 10 other operators. That effort started to bear fruit in the first quarter of 2022, according to the company’s top executives. Occupancy for the 107 communities increased approximately 100 basis points in the first quarter […]

A New Senior Living Operating Model Comes Into View After 2 Years of Disruption

Senior living operators have been enacting changes in operations since the Covid-19 pandemic began, but some adaptations have been fleeting while others have proven longer-lasting.  Recent conversations with several executives — including with large providers such as Brookdale, Frontier and Senior Lifestyle — highlight that operators now have committed to new practices across essentially every […]

Top Senior Housing Trends for 2022

As 2022 begins, headlines are unfortunately reminiscent of 2020, featuring news of Covid-19 case counts, global disruptions to business and transportation, and even whole cities going into lock down. But for the U.S. senior living industry, history will not repeat itself in 2022. That’s thanks largely to the number of residents vaccinated against Covid-19 and […]

How Senior Living REITs, Operators Are Taking On Sizable Portfolio Transitions

Bobby Petras remembers being at a doctor’s appointment when he heard the news of a game-changing opportunity to add 15 properties to the Priority Life Care portfolio. The call came from Priority’s CEO and Bobby’s sister, Severine Petras. Real estate investment trust Ventas (NSYE: VTR) had tapped them to operate the 15 properties in Pennsylvania […]

‘Super-Regional’ Providers Will Shape Next Senior Living Era

The expansion of regional senior living providers has been an ongoing trend in 2021. Some of these companies are gaining so much scale, they are becoming “super regionals.” I’ve heard the term “super regional” increasingly this year, including at the recent Argentum conference. This chatter makes sense, as transactions in the last few months have […]

‘Built to Be Scaled’: Phoenix Senior Living Adds 23 Communities, Launches New Brand

Phoenix Senior Living is in the midst of adding 23 communities owned by Diversified Healthcare Trust (Nasdaq: DHC) — an expansion that will make the Alpharetta, Georgia-based company one of the largest senior living providers in the Southeast. Taking on so many communities at once is possible because from its founding in 2014, the company […]

Transactions & Financings: Ventas Prices $500M Senior Notes Offering; HJ Sims’ $44M Refinancing for Aldersgate

Ventas (NYSE: VTR) is raising more money to shore up its financial position in the wake of its acquisition of New Senior Investment Group (NYSE: SNR). The Chicago-based real estate investment trust (REIT) announced a public offering of $500 million in senior notes at 2.5% interest, due in 2031. The notes are being issued by […]

Diversified Healthcare Trust Transitions 66 Five Star Communities to New Operators

Diversified Healthcare Trust (Nasdaq: DHC) is making progress on its plan to transition 108 communities operated by Five Star Senior Living (NYSE: FVE) to new operators by the end of 2021. The Newton, Massachusetts-based real estate investment trust (REIT) announced three new management agreements with operators for 66 communities, accounting for 61% of the portfolio […]