Why CVS’ $10.6 Billion Oak Street Deal Creates Urgency for New Senior Living Models

The big health care headline in the last week was CVS’ purchase of Oak Street Health for about $10.6 billion. Also last week, Humana announced a five-year agreement with ChenMed — a company similar to Oak Street — to provide “senior-focused concierge care” to Humana’s Medicare Advantage members. Senior living providers have observed the reinvention […]

A 3-Year ‘Big Sort’ of Senior Living Winners, Losers Is Underway

A couple weeks ago, my colleague and SHN Managing Editor Tim Mullaney offered his post-NIC thoughts that the industry is entering a tough spot. I agree the industry is entering a period fraught with perils, including rising interest rates and cost inflation. But I also believe that the stage is set for senior living companies […]

How Oakmont, Juniper Communities, Solera Senior Living Are Building Back Occupancy and NOI

Occupancy and net operating income are two operational metrics senior living operators have worked to increase since the pandemic sent both tumbling in 2020. While the industry is not out of the woods with regard to either, forward-thinking operators have devised effective strategies for increasing occupancy and NOI in the past two years and change. […]

Top Senior Housing Trends for 2022

As 2022 begins, headlines are unfortunately reminiscent of 2020, featuring news of Covid-19 case counts, global disruptions to business and transportation, and even whole cities going into lock down. But for the U.S. senior living industry, history will not repeat itself in 2022. That’s thanks largely to the number of residents vaccinated against Covid-19 and […]

New Sunrise, Solera, MorningStar Communities Showcase Innovative Luxury

As 2021 comes to a close, four hotly anticipated new senior living communities are opening their doors for the first time: — Sunrise at East 56th, in Manhattan — MorningStar at River Oaks, in Houston — Modena Reserve at Kensington, near D.C. — Trulee Evanston, near Chicago These communities exemplify several trends in luxury senior […]