Senior Living Dealbook: Ventas Acquisition in Florida; Stellar Completes Two Arizona Acquisitions

Transactions Ventas acquires two Florida communities Ventas has acquired Sonata Boca Raton and Sonata Vero Beach senior housing communities and retained AgeWell Solvere Living as the incumbent manager. The transaction marks a new operator partnership between both companies, a press release states. “We are excited to establish this relationship with Ventas, a leader and true […]

‘Measured but Confident’: Senior Living Operators Plan More Moderate Rental Rate Growth in 2026

This story is part of your SHN+ subscription High demand and rising occupancy have prompted senior living operators to again raise resident rates in the coming year, albeit at a more moderate pace than a few years ago. In 2025, senior living operators raised resident rates as pricing power shifted to favor independent living. Assisted […]

Senior Living Dealbook: Stellar Senior Living Expands; Norwood Crossing Partners with Oakdale Seniors Alliance

Transactions Stellar Senior Living expands with six communities Stellar Senior Living has added six communities into its portfolio, bringing its total to 42. The communities, located in Phoenix, Tucson, Peoria, Scottsdale and Albuquerque, house around 900 residents and have more than 450 team members. Alongside the growth, Stellar is expanding its partnership with Diversified Healthcare […]

Diversified Healthcare Trust CEO: Transitioning 116 Communities to New Operators ‘Accelerates Move to Offense’

Real estate investment trust Diversified Healthcare Trust (Nasdaq: DHC) is transitioning 116 senior living communities formerly managed by AlerisLife to seven other operators, with the lion’s share of the former Five Star-branded communities going to Discovery Senior Living, Sinceri Senior Living and Tutera Senior Living. In an interview with Senior Housing News on Wednesday, Diversified […]

Senior Living Dealbook: Discovery to Operate 15 Ventas Communities; Stellar Senior Living Closes First Joint Venture 

Transactions Stellar closes first joint venture Stellar Senior Living announced it closed on its first joint venture with $20 million in capital commitments. The joint venture will provide the funding needed to acquire between 10 and 15 communities, according to a press release. The first acquisition through the joint venture is The Grand at Broomfield […]

Senior Living Dealbook: Stellar Senior Living Expands in Arizona; MorningStar, Ventas Announce New Relationship

Transactions Stellar Senior Living expands in Arizona Stellar Senior Living announced it has expanded its Arizona footprint with the addition of La Sonora at Dove Mountain in Marana, Arizona. The community offers assisted living, independent living and memory care services, a press release states. Features include “upscale amenities, restaurant-style dining, spacious apartments and an active […]

New Rules of Engagement: How Senior Living Owner-Operator Relationships Are Evolving 

This story is part of your SHN+ subscription The relationship between senior living providers and their capital partners, often real estate investment trusts, private equity or high-net worth investors, is dramatically changing. Pairing with a larger company or REIT can unlock new growth opportunities and resources that operators would not otherwise have on their own. […]

Stellar Senior Living Co-Founder: We’re Seeing Most-Ever Opportunities to Grow in 2025

Stellar Senior Living Co-Founder and Senior Vice President Adam Benton believes his company has its best-ever opportunities to expand in 2025 and beyond. Midvale, Utah-based Stellar is on a mission to enrich the lives of 10,000 senior living residents, families and employees by 2030, a goal Benton believes the organization can reach through measured growth.  […]

Senior Living Dealbook: Focus Healthcare Partners Acquires Community; Stellar Senior Living Expands to Montana

Transactions Focus Healthcare Partners acquires 329-unit community Focus Healthcare Partners announced it has acquired The Harborside, a 329-unit senior living community located in Port Washington, New York. The six-story community was purchased through a bankruptcy process, according to a LinkedIn post from Principal Curt Schaller, and will be operated as a rental community. Following the […]

9 Quotes That Defined Senior Living in 2024 and Suggest What 2025 Holds

With positive momentum on occupancy and margin in 2024, the senior living industry is poised to capitalize on incoming demand — but many challenges remain. These challenges include still-tough development conditions as the supply and demand gap widened this year, which led to investors and developers in the space mostly shying away from rapid new […]