2024-04-12 21:36
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2024-04-12 19:54
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2024-04-11 21:30
By Amy Stulick
Skilled nursing beds have contributed to operational stress at continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) this year, according to a new report from Fitch Ratings… Read More
2024-04-11 20:20
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2024-04-11 18:34
By optimizing senior living sales leadership blended with prioritizing dining and lifestyle offerings, Beztak is primed for future growth as the company continues occupancy recovery, accordi… Read More
2024-04-10 19:54
High acuity senior living could continue to see strong demand based on favorable demographic shifts, and operators will keep evolving to meet the changing consumer dynamic in the years ahead… Read More
2024-04-10 19:45
A senior living community and senior living operator in Florida has declared bankruptcy after running into financial difficulties.
According to reporting from the Tampa Bay Business Jour… Read More
2024-04-10 19:36
New federal guidelines around mortgage insurance applications could help more senior living providers access financing.
The new U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rule… Read More
2024-04-10 19:04
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Top leaders of senior living organizations are busy preparing for the future – sometimes as far out as the next half-century.
Senio… Read More
2024-04-10 18:29
Human brains may be getting larger over time, a fact that could bode well for the future of dementia care.
That’s according to a University of California, Davis study, published rec… Read More
2024-04-04 20:30
The average senior living occupancy rate is moving ever closer to pre-pandemic levels, with increases in the first quarter of the year driven largely by low construction starts and high dema… Read More
2024-04-04 20:22
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It’s a common refrain in senior living: Today’s independent living is yesterday’s assisted living; and today’s assis… Read More
2024-04-04 20:00
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2024-04-04 19:49
Sharon Santilli, Certified Medical Technician for Priority Life Care, LLC, has been named a 2023 Frontline Honors honoree by Senior Housing News.
To become a Frontline honoree, an individ… Read More
2024-04-03 21:54
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Steady recovery amid ever-changin… Read More
2024-04-03 21:17
Acquisitions
The Aspenwood Company acquires four North Texas communities
The Aspenwood Company announced that it has acquired four retirement communities in North Texas operating under… Read More
2024-04-03 19:37
A recent study has linked personality traits with overall dementia risk. The effort could help researchers more broadly understand whether certain kinds of people are more likely to develop… Read More
2024-04-03 19:17
Alzheimer’s researchers have for decades focused much of their study on the amyloid plaques thought to cause the disease. That has largely been a mistake, according to Dr. Karl Herrup… Read More
2024-04-02 20:57
There is plenty of innovation in architecture and design occurring in the U.S.-based senior living industry. The same is true across the globe.
Forward-thinking architecture and design c… Read More
2024-04-02 19:16
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2024-04-02 18:41
Brio Living Services has right-sized skilled nursing and is set to pursue independent living development to spur future growth.
The Grand Rapids, Michigan-based senior living provider op… Read More
2024-04-01 21:42
Staffing algorithms like one used by the nation’s largest senior living operator are exacerbating work shortages and often underestimating the amount of care that older adults need, ac… Read More
2024-04-01 20:51
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Since partnering with Discovery Senior Living, the past nine months have been a whirlwind of both integration and growth for Integral Senior L… Read More
2024-03-29 21:12
Senior living operator Lutheran Senior Services (LSS) has agreed to merge with another nonprofit in a move that CEO Adam Marles said will help the organization better prepare for the coming… Read More
2024-03-29 19:42
To determine the future of the senior living industry, one need not look further than the recent merger between Ally Senior Living and Onelife Senior Living.
That is the opinion of… Read More
2024-03-29 19:02
Denver, Colorado-based senior living operator ONELIFE Senior Living recently completed a merger bringing in Ally Senior Living to create a 19-community owner and third-party management compa… Read More
Brookdale CEO: We’re Positioned For ‘Where Health Care Is Going’ As Medicare Advantage Expands
2024-03-28 21:01
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If you’ve paid attention to Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) in the last few years, you have no doubt heard of HealthPlus.
When… Read More
2024-03-28 19:58
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2024-03-27 21:35
People who are exposed to air pollution, have diabetes or drink alcohol could be more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study.
The study, released Wednesday… Read More
2024-03-27 21:31
Management transactions
Merrill Gardens named management company for multiple communities
Senior living owner-operator Merrill Gardens announced the management of three new comm… Read More
2024-03-27 21:20
Sonida Senior Living’s (NYSE: SNDA) recent moves to put the operator on better footing have led to margin improvements and a stronger financial and growth year in 2024.
Thanks to ef… Read More
2024-03-27 18:37
The memory care sector requires one million new direct care workers by 2031, a need greater than in any other occupation in the U.S.
That’s according to the latest Alzheimer’s… Read More
2024-03-26 21:51
Senior living operators have sought to capitalize on the industry’s so-called shift to digital by overhauling their websites, changing web strategies and generally doing things differe… Read More
2024-03-26 21:06
Hubbell Realty has launched a new business vertical to have a closer hand in managing its Edencrest brand of senior living communities.
At the start of the year, the West Des Moines, Iowa… Read More
2024-03-25 21:42
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Following a strong performance in 2023, 12 Oaks Senior Living is looking to keep that momentum going through this year as well… Read More
2024-03-22 20:52
American Healthcare REIT (NYSE: AHR) sees future upside in expanding independent senior living development at some of its Trilogy Health Services senior living campuses, according to Preside… Read More
2024-03-22 20:38
With the incoming wave of baby boomers preparing to enter the senior housing market, providers are having to focus on new ways of connecting with future residents.
The sector is becoming… Read More
2024-03-21 20:52
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2024-03-21 19:49
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Earlier this month in his State of the Union Address, President Joe Biden lambasted companies engaging in “price gouging” and &l&hell…Read More
2024-03-20 21:45
About a year ago, Silverado CEO Shook was on a ski trip in Wyoming – his first real break in several years after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic – when he received a phone cal… Read More
2024-03-20 21:42
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2024-03-20 21:37
Over one in three people worldwide are affected by neurological conditions, which remain the leading cause of illness and disability across the globe.
Dementia is among the top-10 neurolo… Read More
2024-03-20 21:15
Primrose Retirement Communities is shifting its growth strategy in a difficult development environment, with a current focus on growing in smaller, mid-level markets.
With the acquisitio… Read More
2024-03-20 19:17
Sonoma County, California is about to be home to a new type of memory care community with a focus on wellness and preventative health.
That’s the vision for MD Senior Wellness, a 2… Read More
2024-03-19 21:22
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The opportunity ahead for senior living operators with middle-market models is sizable – so why aren’t more senior li… Read More
2024-03-19 21:07
Transactions
Juniper Communities adds three communities
Juniper Communities announced on March 13 that it had added three communities to its portfolio.
According to a post on Linked… Read More
2024-03-18 23:28
Aging Media Network, a WTWH Media company, is proud to announce the 2024 Aspect Awards winners. With more than 60 submissions across the categories of Behavioral Health, Home Health & Ho… Read More
2024-03-18 20:57
In the Arizona desert sits a “serene oasis” of senior living: Overture Arcadia.
Located near the center of Scottsdale, Arizona, the community’s spaces foster social conn… Read More
2024-03-18 20:48
Senior living referral company A Place for Mom is eliminating a senior living community liaison position in favor of a new strategy with “more direct” lines of communication with… Read More
2024-03-15 21:23
The senior living industry’s occupancy rebound and its demand prospects ahead are two of the biggest indicators that operators will see a better year in 2024.
That’s according… Read More
2024-03-15 20:41
In 2024, the senior living industry is on track to finally regain pre-pandemic occupancy levels after years of pandemic hardship. But getting there will require a year of focusing on lease-u… Read More
2024-03-14 20:31
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In recent years, deep-pocketed companies, mainly REITs, have put considerable capital behind plans to reshape how senior living o… Read More
2024-03-14 17:33
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2024-03-13 21:10
A newly repositioned investment company plans to invest $300 million or more in the senior living industry in 2024, both in operators and properties.
The company is SPHERE Investments, wi… Read More
2024-03-13 20:43
BrainCheck Inc., a digital health company offering cognitive brain health assessments, recently completed a fund raise of $15 million led by Next Coast Ventures, S3 Ventures and UPMC Enterpr… Read More
2024-03-13 20:24
Succeeding in creating a meaningful tour experience can make or break a memory care community’s chance at making a new resident conversion – but doing so can feel more art than s… Read More
2024-03-13 20:10
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2024-03-13 20:05
After coming together in 2023 through a combination of mergers, AgeWell Solvere Living is looking to continue its growth throughout 2024 in a variety of ways.
The North Palm Beach, Florid… Read More
2024-03-13 15:04
This article is sponsored by Sentrics. This article is based on a discussion with Rick Taylor, EVP Strategic Development at Sentrics and Joe Jasmon, Managing Partner at American Healthcare M… Read More
2024-03-12 20:47
Partnerships
Argentum, AlphaROC announce strategic partnership
Senior living trade association Argentum and data science company AlphaROC have announced a strategic partnership to &ldq&hell…Read More
2024-03-12 20:33
Senior living operators must speed up lead times and manage resident turnover more swiftly to keep pace with the changing sales cycle amid rising acuity and rising demand. The good news is… Read More
2024-03-12 19:13
The rising cost of certain goods and services is still driving up the average monthly rate for residents of assisted living and other senior housing communities. But the pace of such increas… Read More
2024-03-11 17:48
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With a shifting outlook for the senior housing industry as a whole, the chief executive of Sonida Senior Living (NYSE: SNDA) is f… Read More
2024-03-11 17:36
Wages for senior living employees in the last four years have risen dramatically but in 2024, operators are reporting slightly lower wage increases compared to past years. And executives are… Read More
2024-03-08 21:38
With rising acuity in communities, senior living operators are changing how they market independence, lifestyle and care. They feel the push to get more creative in engaging with prospective… Read More
2024-03-08 19:01
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2024-03-07 22:30
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2024-03-07 20:34
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From being “compassionately aggressive” in order to increase conversions, to having sales teams trained to handle various aspect… Read More
2024-03-06 22:48
How well someone moves, sees and smells may help predict their risk of cognitive decline or impairment as far as 10 years into the future.
Sensory and motor skill testing was the subject… Read More
2024-03-06 22:35
As it gears up to serve a new generation of residents, the senior living industry would do well to study the ways that large retail organizations such as Amazon and Kroger have deepened hea… Read More
2024-03-06 22:24
New testing and treatments have led to a transformative moment for Alzheimer’s disease, a fact that was on full display during a recent Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative meeting… Read More
2024-03-06 21:46
Fitch Ratings has announced potential revisions to its rating criteria for life plan communities and is accepting public feedback before changes are finalized.
The changes proposed… Read More
2024-03-06 19:42
Blueprint sells Atlanta senior housing community
Blueprint was contracted in the sale of a 37-unit assisted living and memory care community in a submarket of Atlanta, Georgia. &hell…Read More
2024-03-05 22:57
Living in communal senior housing is associated with greater longevity versus residing in the community at large – but there is notable variation between top-performing senior housing… Read More
2024-03-05 22:36
The Headwaters Group is forging ahead with its active adult strategy in 2024, emerging as a growing player in an increasingly competitive sector.
“2024 is the year of building,&rdq&hell…Read More
2024-03-04 22:20
Ventas (NYSE: VTR) has appointed two people to the company’s board of directors in connection with a new cooperation agreement with activist investor Land & Buildings.
On Monday… Read More
2024-03-04 21:49
Senior living providers must adapt to a new sales landscape in 2024 where tours and leads may be plentiful, but improving move-ins and conversions remains a harder task.
Operators h… Read More
2024-03-04 17:17
This article is sponsored by AcrobatAnt. In this interview, Senior Housing News sits down with Angela Harless, CEO, AcrobatAnt, to talk about leveraging digital channels to drive awareness a… Read More
2024-03-01 18:43
Financings
JLL Capital Markets secures $18.7M for Minnesota community
JLL Capital Markets announced it secured $18.7 million in HUD funding for Elk River Senior Living in Elk River, Mi… Read More
2024-03-01 16:29
Atria Senior Living CEO John Moore is stepping back from his duties as the company’s top leader, with CFO Holly Belter-Chesser filling his shoes as part of a planned leadership transit… Read More
2024-02-29 20:12
In February, two senior executives with Buvermo Investments spun off a new company with a mission to develop, invest in and manage properties in the Southeast, Sunbelt, and the Washington, D… Read More
2024-02-29 20:00
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2024-02-28 20:59
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2024-02-28 18:36
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Senior living leaders often talk about the generational tailwinds ahead in the form of an aging demographic of baby boomers. What… Read More
2024-02-28 15:58
By: Sloane Airey
Memory care providers are looking at new – and old – ways to market their services to prospective residents. Doing so is perhaps harder than ever before.
R… Read More
2024-02-27 22:46
Researchers at the University of California San Francisco say they have found a new way to use artificial intelligence to spot indicators of Alzheimer’s up to seven years before sympto… Read More
2024-02-27 22:45
Fewer than half of the neurologists surveyed in a new report are recommending Leqembi to patients.
According to the new report from market research firm Spherix Global Insights, satisfac… Read More
2024-02-27 21:39
Rose Villa Senior Living has grown to include 22 acres across a garden campus in the Portland, Oregon area. Recently, the community completed the addition of two buildings at the heart of it… Read More
2024-02-27 06:00
Ally Senior Living has merged with Onelife Senior Living, creating a company with a portfolio of 19 communities in eight states.
The combined company, which is keeping the Onelife Senior… Read More
2024-02-26 21:28
Not long ago, the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Dubuque, Iowa, needed help.
More than 5,000 women have gone through the religious institution since its founding in 1889… Read More
2024-02-26 19:12
Like most senior living executives, Stephen Chapman of Navion Senior Living knew that meeting the company’s business goals in 2023 could be boiled down to one necessity: converting mor… Read More
2024-02-23 21:57
A sizable portion of senior living operators who answered a survey – 49% – expect to spend more on marketing in the next 12 months.
That’s according to a new analysis fr… Read More
2024-02-23 21:19
Sparrow Partners is shifting it out of “start up mode” with a new leader and even greater growth planned in the active adult sector.
That’s according to Brett Robinson… Read More
2024-02-22 23:11
Mergers
Healthpeak Properties, Inc., Physicians Realty Trust approved to merge
Healthpeak Properties, Inc. and Physicians Realty Trust announced on Feb. 21 that stockholders and shareh… Read More
2024-02-22 21:33
A debate has simmered in the world of Alzheimer’s research and treatment: Should the disease’s definition be expanded to older adults who have a higher risk of dementia, but curr… Read More
2024-02-22 20:39
What an older adult with dementia hears throughout the night may help promote better sleep and bring about a variety of other wellness benefits.
That’s according to the findings of… Read More
2024-02-22 20:36
Declining skeletal muscle health might be an early indicator of Alzheimer’s disease.
That’s according to researchers from Virginia Tech’s College of Agriculture and Life… Read More
2024-02-22 20:34
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Industry heavyweights Welltower (NYSE: WELL), Ventas (NYSE: VTR) and Brookdale (NYSE: BKD) have now reported their Q423 and full… Read More
2024-02-21 21:55
It’s shaping up to be an active investment year in 2024 for companies like National Health Investors (NYSE: NHI), according to CEO Eric Mendelsohn.
Though the company did not announ… Read More
2024-02-21 21:54
Executives of senior housing companies with multiple sites earned slightly more in 2023 than they did in the previous year, according to a new study.
The 2023-2024 Multi-Facility Corporat… Read More
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