Movers & Shakers: Senior Lifestyle’s New COO

Senior Lifestyle Announces New COO Chicago-based owner, operator and developer Senior Lifestyle Corp. announced the appointment of Lisa A. Fordyce as COO, where she will be responsible for leading the company’s operational business strategies and care initiatives. Before joining Senior Lifestyle, Fordyce served as a vice president of operations at Emeritus Senior Living, leading its […]

Senior Housing Finance Activity: Capital Funding Group, HHC Finance

Capital Funding Group Closes 3 Bridge-to-HUD Loans For Skilled Nursing Facility Acquisitions Capital Funding Group, a full-service provider of comprehensive financing solutions for health care facilities across the country, announced the closing of three bridge-to-HUD loans for acquisitions in North Carolina, Texas and California. A $10.8 million bridge-to-HUD loan will finance the acquisition of Creekside […]

Movers & Shakers: LeadingAge’s New Board Chair

Kathryn Roberts Begins 2016 as LeadingAge Board Chair Kathryn Roberts, president and CEO of Ecumen, has taken over in the lead role of LeadingAge’s board of directors. She has served as a board member for eight years and succeed Dave Gehm, president and CEO of WellSpring Lutheran Services, who served a board chair for two […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (7/30/15)

(Ventana by Buckner – Photo courtesy of Buckner Retirement Services) Construction: Planned Buckner Senior Living Reveals Renderings of Dallas High-Rise CCRC Texas-based Buckner Senior Living, a not-for-profit organization that is part of Buckner International, recently revealed new renderings of its latest project: a high-rise continuing care retirement community (CCRC) called Ventana by Buckner. Scheduled to […]

NFL Alumni Association Endorses 33-Property Senior Living Pipeline

The NFL Alumni Association is officially giving its seal of approval to a Florida-based developer to provide assisted living and memory care services for former pro football players. Pro Football Legends, the marketing arm of the NFL Alumni Association, will be working with Validus Senior Living, a subsidiary of Validus Group, to spend more than a […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (1/8/15)

Construction: Planned CareTrust REIT Completes $7.5 Million Investment to Build Upscale Colorado Community CareTrust REIT, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTRE) announced today that is has completed a $7.5 million preferred equity investment with Signature Senior Living and Vancouver, Washington-based Milestone Retirement Communities. The investment will be used to develop Signature Senior Living at Arvada, a planned 134-unit […]

Senior Housing Investments & Acquisitions: Sentio Healthcare, Aviv REIT, Validus

Sentio Healthcare Properties Acquires Community for $42.5 Million Sentio Healthcare Properties, Inc., a health care-focused real estate investment trust (REIT), recently announced the $42.5 million purchase of St. Andrew’s Village, a Class A, 246-unit continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Aurora, Colo. The St. Andrew’s Village campus includes 146 independent living units, 60 assisted living units […]

In the Pipeline: Senior Housing Construction Projects (4/17/14)

Construction: Planned Validus Senior Living to Break Ground on New Florida Assisted Living Project Tampa, Florida provider Validus Senior Living will team with a local developer to create a combined assisted living and memory care community that the company says will feature innovative programming and life-enhancing technology. Validus anticipates breaking ground on the new InspiredLiving […]