Wine cellars, pizza ovens and other high-end amenities typically seen in the hospitality sector have been making a splash in senior living in recent years, but these may be just the tip of the iceberg of what’s to come. Former hospitality leaders are making a noteable mark on the industry, and they are showing that there […]
Tracking residents’ health has always been a major component of senior living. But new technology is allowing that tracking to become faster, more efficient, accurate and comprehensive, and some companies are saving by double-digit margins when they move to real-time monitoring. “The care management piece is a huge component of revenue; it accounts for about […]
While many of the largest senior housing deals have been done in line with the housing market rebound post-recession, investors anticipate there will still be considerable opportunities across the market landscape in 2014 and beyond. While the Big Three REITs have dominated the market for portfolio acquisitions in recent months, smaller REITs as well as […]
Size matters for the top U.S. senior housing operators of 2013 as both Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE: BKD) and Emeritus Senior Living (NYSE: ESC) took the #1 and #2 spots in the latest American Seniors Housing Association (ASHA) Top 50 list. The ASHA 50, released by the National Real Estate Investor, ranks the largest […]
Want the latest pulse on senior housing M&A for 2014? Don’t miss the upcoming Senior Housing News webinar on Tuesday, February 25 at 1 p.m. Central to get valuable information from top industry players on who’s selling and who’s buying. Healthcare REITs have rocked the senior housing industry with several mega acquisitions in the past few years, but there […]
As independent living residents’ needs rise, providers are identifying the incorporation of “lite” care services as a way to bridge the gap between independent and assisted living. Providers are gearing much of these efforts toward the independent living aspects of their communities, where residents can receive mild care services without having to move from one […]
With dwindling supply upping demand for seniors housing, and capital starting to return to the market, it’s time to start building, agreed panelists for a National Real Estate Investors webinar, To Build or to Buy: The Question for Seniors Housing. The pendulum has swung to construction, according to Mel Gamzon, the president of Ft. Lauderdale, […]
CLW Senior Housing, a division of CLW Real Estate Services Group, recently represented affiliates of Walton Street Capital, L.L.C. and Senior Lifestyle Corporation in the sale of two rental retirement communities located in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. The first retirement community, Bellingham/Park Lane, is located in West Chester, Pa., and has 208 independent living apartments, 50 […]
