Movers & Shakers: Welltower CEO Joins Argentum Board

Argentum Welcomes Welltower CEO Tom DeRosa to Board of Directors Thomas J. DeRosa, CEO and director of Welltower, Inc. (NYSE: HCN), has been named to the board of directors of Argentum, the largest national association that advocates for senior living providers. Argentum was formerly known as the Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA). Board members […]

SNH Stock Strategy Unclear in Tension-Filled Earnings Call

Analysts were determined to hear how Senior Housing Properties Trust (NYSE: SNH), a real estate investment trust (REIT) that primarily invests in senior housing properties, would raise its stock prices during its quarterly earnings conference call Wednesday. Overall, the financial news was good, but SNH has struggled to see its stock value rise recently. Since […]

Seeing Green: Why Ventas Is Going Big on Sustainability

Health care real estate investment trusts are taking on a modern mantra: Green is good for business. Recent research shows that companies with higher sustainability scores actually outperform their peers, and REITs like Ventas (NYSE: VTR) are investing heavily to improve their sustainability profiles. Earlier this fall, Ventas was named the 2015 Healthcare Sector Global Leader and […]

Largest Senior Housing REITs Pencil Out Divergent Hospital Plays

After a year of record transaction volume across senior living, the “Big Three” senior housing REITs now are taking aim at a different asset class by allocating more resources through very different strategies. With chatter that blockbuster portfolio transactions in senior housing are harder to come by, HCP Inc. (NYSE: HCP), Welltower Inc. (NYSE: HCN) and Ventas […]

ALFA Rebrands as Argentum

The Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA) has changed its name to Argentum, the association announced Tuesday. The board of directors voted to approve the name change and new logo for the association on Monday. ALFA will officially transition to the Argentum name and brand on Dec. 1 at its Chief Executive Summit in Scottsdale, […]