Sometimes, all it takes to know the quality of a senior living community is a visit to the employee break room — just ask the top leaders of Ventas (NYSE: VTR) and Welltower (NYSE: WELL). It’s not that Ventas CEO Debra Cafaro and Welltower CEO Shankh Mitra are sticklers about break rooms in particular. Instead, […]
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After branching off on its own from the Avamere Family of Companies about a year ago, Arete Living has spent the last 12 months preparing for more growth by stabilizing its portfolio. The company’s occupancy and margins are improving, and in the last year Arete leadership has focused on building a new sales culture to […]
Ventas (NYSE:VTR) has a “several hundred million dollar” net operating income opportunity right in front of it — provided the company can reach its pre-pandemic census and NOI levels. Overall, the Chicago-based real estate investment trust (REIT) is targeting an 88% occupancy rate and 30% margin in the coming years, Ventas Chairman and CEO Debra […]
Investment firm Land & Buildings has once again expressed displeasure over the performance of Ventas (NYSE: VTR) and its senior living portfolio. In an open letter to Ventas shareholders, Land & Buildings Founder Jonathon Litt highlighted his grievances against the management of Ventas, including how it has “failed to outperform the Healthcare REIT Index,” its […]
This article available as part of your SHN+ membership Operator transitions have been making headlines over the last few weeks, with many of the handovers involving properties serving middle-market consumers in secondary markets. The recently announced transitions include: The backstories behind these transitions vary, but many of the communities involved are serving a similar consumer […]
Gardant Management Solutions is growing its presence in the Midwest with the addition of 25 communities to its senior living portfolio. The newly added 25 communities are located in Illinois and Ohio, according to an announcement. Bourbonnais, Illinois,-based Gardant is among the nation’s larger national senior living providers, and with the new management agreements, the […]
Ventas (NYSE: VTR) is transitioning operations of 26 previously troubled communities in three states to three new operators, the company announced Tuesday. All three are existing operating partners for the Chicago-based real estate investment trust (REIT). Sodalis Senior Living is slated to operate 13 communities in Texas, while Priority Life Care is operating eight communities […]
This article is part of your SHN+ subscription During last week’s Q2 2023 earnings call, Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) CEO Cindy Baier characterized the company’s focus on higher-acuity settings as a competitive differentiator. “Our diverse portfolio of communities, with a higher mix of assisted living and memory care, sets us apart from the industry, […]
Earlier this spring, I received a LinkedIn message related to the future of the TPG/Sabra Healthcare REIT (Nasdaq: SBRA) joint venture senior living portfolio, operated by Enlivant. The message was from a relative of a resident, sharing a letter stating that a new operator would soon be taking over. I eventually learned the future operator […]
About a month ago, Sodalis Senior Living got a shout-out during the Q1 2023 earnings call for Ventas (NYSE: VTR). Sodalis was one of the operators that “contributed significantly to the growth in the first quarter,” said Ventas Chief Investment Officer and EVP of Senior Housing Justin Hutchens. The mention can be seen as a […]