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 […]

Senior Living Providers Positioned For More Managed Care Partnerships

Independent living and assisted living providers today offer a host of ancillary services that can help residents maintain wellness and keep them out of hospitals and other high-cost health care settings. Having these capabilities should make senior living an attractive partner to Medicare Advantage and managed care organizations, but these relationships are still rare. These […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (12/7/17)

This week’s in the pipeline is brought to you by the Senior Housing News Architecture & Design Awards. Sign up for the SHN Architecture & Design Newsletter from SHN for updates on architecture & design trends, the annual SHN Awards Competition. Construction: Planned Apartment Complex Near Orlando to Include Assisted Living and Memory Care A […]

Senior Lifestyle CEO: C-Suite Restructure Already Paying Off

One of the nation’s largest senior living providers, Senior Lifestyle, has reconfigured its leadership structure with the goal of being more nimble even as it gains scale. Its growth is expected to come in both senior housing and ancillary services such as home health. The Chicago-based company currently is the seventh-largest senior living operator in […]

Senior Housing Investments & Transactions: Civitas, Senior Lifestyle

Civitas Takes On Management of New Mexico Senior Living Community Civitas Senior Living, a Fort Worth, Texas-based senior living management company, will be taking over operations of Elan Santa Monica, an assisted living and memory care community in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The 113-unit property was developed by Titan Senior Living, the senior housing development arm of […]