Moneyball Approach to Trading Senior Living Operators Starts to Take Hold

For more than three decades, Watermark Retirement had never been replaced by a different management company. But times have changed. “We were replaced by Welltower on a few of our communities; but on the other hand, we’re being the replacer, going into some communities,” Watermark Chairman David Freshwater told me recently. Swapping management companies is […]

Ventas Identifies Operators Taking On Eclipse Assets, Cafaro Sees Robust Recovery Underway

Ventas (NYSE:VTR) is making good headway on its plan to transition 90 communities formerly operated by Eclipse Senior Living to eight other operators, with 65 already having changed hands. Among the operators so far revealed to be taking on some former Eclipse properties is Discovery Senior Living, which is taking on 19 former Elmcroft communities. […]

In the Pipeline: MorningStar’s Next Projects; Thrive Opens Georgia Community

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 and design trends, the annual SHN Awards Competition. Construction: Planned MorningStar to Open Communities in Oregon, Colorado MorningStar Senior Living is opening its third […]

Movers & Shakers: Presbyterian’s Sales and Marketing VP; Benchmark Names Resident Care Director

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In the Pipeline: HarborChase Opens in Florida; Benchmark’s Second Long Island Community

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 and design trends, the annual SHN Awards Competition. Construction: Planned Ryan Companies, Grand Living Plan Community in Iowa Ryan Companies US and Grand Living […]

In the Pipeline: Work Starts for Atria Community Near Denver; Koelsch Plans Memory Care Property

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 and design trends, the annual SHN Awards Competition. Construction: Planned Koelsch Plans Washington State Memory Care Community Koelsch Communities is currently in the planning […]

Sodalis Sees Small-Home Memory Care as Way to Ward Off Occupancy Woes

Sodalis Senior Living sees small-home memory care communities as a way to stand out in crowded markets. The New Braunfels, Texas-based senior living provider has nine communities open in the Lone Star State, with three more due to break ground later this year. Those communities include several small- to mid-sized assisted living properties, and some separated or […]