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. […]

How A ‘Perfect Storm’ Is Unlocking Next Senior Living M&A Cycle

This story is part of your SHN+ subscription The senior living industry is awash in a “perfect storm” of low new supply, high demand, strong rent growth and continued occupancy gains. Those conditions could unlock billions of dollars of capital on the sidelines for new transactions this year. While macroeconomic turbulence in the form of […]

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.  […]

Ventas Increases Investment Pipeline to New ‘Floor’ of $1.5B as Opportunities Grow

Ventas (NYSE: VTR) has upped its expected acquisition pipeline, representing a new “floor” for investments in 2025, not a “ceiling,” according to Ventas Executive Vice President of Senior Housing and Chief Investment Officer Justin Hutchens. The company recently increased guidance for acquisitions to $1.5 billion, reflecting an active and competitive landscape for new deals. As […]

Brookdale Senior Living Deploys ‘SWAT Team’ to Boost Occupancy Amid Search for New CEO 

Brookdale (NYSE: BKD) is taking a “SWAT-team approach” to help boost occupancy for low-performing communities as it searches for a new CEO. Currently, 83 communities in the Brentwood, Tennessee-based operator’s total 619-property footprint carry average weighted occupancy rates between 80% and 85%, according to a recent financial filing. Another 77 properties have average weighted occupancy […]

LTC Continues SHOP Growth, Viewing RIDEA Conversions as ‘Game-Changer’

LTC Properties (NYSE: LTC) is executing on its plans to scale its senior housing operating portfolio (SHOP) in 2025, as evidenced by the company’s flurry of activity in the first quarter. This comes as the Westlake Village, California-based company continues on its effort to convert triple-net leases to REIT Investment Diversification and Empowerment Act (RIDEA) […]