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 […]

How 4 Senior Living Operators Honed Marketing Strategies, Built Recovery-Ready Brands

As senior living operators continue to rebound from the Covid-19 pandemic, some are taking creative steps to invigorate their marketing or to launch new brands. The senior living consumer of today remains the same, but reaching them has changed drastically since the pandemic began in 2020, said Janine Witte, who works as the senior vice […]

DigitalBridge Closes $3.2B Portfolio Sale, Santerre Health Formed to Manage Platform of Senior Housing and Health Care Assets

By Alex Zorn DigitalBridge Group Inc.’s sales of its wellness infrastructure business, including numerous senior living communities, is complete. DigitalBridge (NYSE: DBRG) — formerly known as Colony Capital —originally announced the sale in September 2021 to an investment group composed of Highgate Capital Investments and Aurora Health Network. DigitalBridge’s wellness portfolio included 118 senior living […]

Senior Lifestyle Moves Forward After Shedding More Than 50 Properties

Having transitioned out of 50-plus communities in two portfolios over roughly the last year, Senior Lifestyle Corp. is now rebuilding scale while continuing to navigate the challenges of Covid-19. The Chicago-based operator — which currently manages around 120 communities — is making progress on both those fronts, CEO Jon DeLuca and Vice Chairman/Chief Investment Officer […]

LTC to Trim Senior Lifestyle Portfolio Further, Build Relationships With Other Operators

Executives with LTC Properties (NYSE: LTC) are seeking to further reduce the company’s Senior Lifestyle holdings this year, while at the same time building new operator relationships and growing existing ones. The Westlake Village, California-based real estate investment trust (REIT) yesterday disclosed it had transitioned 11 of its 23 assisted living communities leased to Senior […]

LTC Transitions 11 Properties From Senior Lifestyle to Other Operators

LTC Properties (NYSE: LTC) has transitioned 11 assisted living communities leased to Senior Lifestyle to other operators. The Westlake Village, California-based real estate investment trust (REIT) disclosed Thursday in its fourth-quarter earnings release that it had changed the leases on 11 properties in Wisconsin, Ohio, and Illinois, going from Senior Lifestyle to two other operators. […]

LTC Writes Off $17.7 Million in Senior Lifestyle Rent, Extends Brookdale Lease

Real estate investment trust LTC Properties (NYSE: LTC) collected 92% of rent due in the second quarter of 2020, with most of the shortfall attributed to buildings operated by Senior Lifestyle Corp. Westlake Village, California-based LTC wrote off $17.7 million in straight-line rent receivable and lease incentive balances related to an affiliate of Senior Lifestyle, […]

Amid Fierce Competition, Senior Living Communities Must Wow Prospects Quickly

With shiny new supply flooding various markets around the country, senior living communities must make a good first impression on prospective residents, or they will quickly lose customers to the competition. In this environment, providers are wise to invest in stellar model units and to focus on reception and common areas that prospects first encounter. […]

Colony Capital Foresees Senior Housing Pressure, Continues Portfolio Restructuring

Leaders with Colony Capital (NYSE: CLNY) expect continued headwinds to affect the company’s senior housing portfolio but believe that conditions are improving for skilled nursing facilities. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles-based real estate investment trust (REIT) is continuing to restructure its health care portfolio, most recently converting a RIDEA arrangement to a triple-net lease. Overall, the […]