Memory Care Operators Carefully Weigh New Era of Treatments, Technology

By: Sloane Airey The memory care industry is walking a delicate balance in 2024  between innovating and “backsliding” on important testing and treatment advances. As the industry grapples with newly approved drugs, technology built on artificial intelligence (AI), and a rapidly aging population outstripping the country’s supply of care, memory care providers are juggling leaning […]

Welltower Credits ‘Painful’ Restructuring for Strong Senior Housing Performance

Welltower (NYSE: WELL) posted solid senior housing gains in the third quarter of 2019, thanks in part to the last few years spent unwinding certain “one-sided” relationships while forging new ones under more well-aligned RIDEA structures. That’s according to CEO and Chairman Thomas DeRosa, who on a Tuesday earnings call with investors and analysts laid […]

Welltower, CareMore Initiative Drives Senior Living Integration with Medicare Advantage

In a move that will further integrate senior housing within the Medicare Advantage landscape, real estate investment trust Welltower (NYSE: WELL) has formed a partnership with Anthem (NYSE: ANTM) affiliate CareMore. The partnership aligns with Welltower’s ongoing push to move senior housing and care into a more central role within the overall U.S. health care […]