Brookdale Senior Living is the largest seniors housing and real estate owner and operator, according to the American Seniors Housing Association. The company tops both “ASHA 50” lists [PDF] for 2015. The rankings represent holdings as of June 1.

The ASHA 50 top five owners for 2015:

  1. Brookdale Senior Living: 976 properties; 82,356 units
  2. Ventas Inc.: 785 properties; 69,708 units
  3. Health Care REIT Inc.: 611 properties; 59,786 units
  4. HCP Inc.: 491 properties; 49,731 units
  5. Senior Housing Properties Trust: 297 properties; 34,772 units

The ASHA 50 top five operators for 2015:

  1. Brookdale Senior Living: 1,138 properties; 110,443 units
  2. Holiday Retirement: 308 properties; 37,657 units
  3. LCS: 123 properties; 32,172 units
  4. Five Star Senior Living: 272 properties; 31,267 units
  5. Sunrise Senior Living LLC: 245 properties; 22,561 units