Inside the Biggest Challenges, Opportunities of Making Assisted Living More Affordable 

This article is part of your SHN+ subscription Affordability in senior living remains a key challenge for senior living operators, and for those who navigate the affordable housing and middle-market space, doing so requires a lean and efficient operating playbook. The affordable space within senior living includes a range of models, from Medicaid waivers for […]

‘Consumer has Changed’: Senior Living Operators Adjust CapEx Strategies for a New Generation

Hear more insights on CapEx and other topics from industry veterans at our upcoming ReBUILD event in Chicago on November 20 and 21. Tickets are available here. As new development remains tough to work out, senior living operators are shifting growth priorities and focusing on internal repositionings, renovations, and investing in key infrastructure to capture […]

The Hot Seat: Sevy Petras, Co-Founder and CEO of Priority Life Care

Sevy Petras is Co-Founder and CEO of Priority Life Care, which operates 64 senior living communities nationwide. With over 20 years of experience in senior living and finance, Petras is a well-known industry figure today. In this Hot Seat interview, Petras shares her favorite weekend activity, her most important people management principle and her greatest […]

Priority Life Care Launches New Growth Fund, Hires First-Ever Chief Investment Officer

Priority Life Care is launching a new fund to accelerate its growth, with a new chief investment officer leading the effort. The company is spinning up a new $10 million fund to attract and fuel co-investment in senior living acquisitions, according to CEO Sevy Petras. To manage the effort, the Fort Wayne, Indiana-based senior living […]

‘5- to 10-Year Strategy’: Senior Living Operators Play Value-Based Care Long Game

This story is part of your SHN+ subscription As the pace of senior living operators adopting value-based care models in 2024 quickens, challenges remain in growing those models. Providers are wielding data insights to spur value-based care model growth while also posing significant challenges to operators aiming to balance in making the risky transition to […]

Inside the Senior Living Industry’s Value-Based Care ‘Arms Race’

This members-only, exclusive article is part of your SHN+ subscription If the speed at which senior living operators were adopting value-based care models accelerated last year, in 2024 the effort has kicked into an even higher gear. Within the last two months, senior living providers including 12 Oaks, Benchmark Senior Living, and Epoch Senior Living […]

Why Senior Living Operators Can Get Even More Creative With Food

This story is part of your SHN+ membership It’s no secret that senior living operators have a hill left to climb in the form of compressed margins and occupancy. Food is a growing part of that effort. In the years following Covid-19, senior living sales teams have worked hard to show the value that communities […]