WNC raises $176M in LIHTC equity to develop, renovate affordable housing for seniors, others
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Amy Novotney
Apr 21, 2021
Real estate investment firm WNC announced Tuesday that it has closed on its latest institutional tax credit fund, raising $176 million in low-income housing tax credit equity that will be used to develop...
Senior living and care REITs revived by early vaccinations: analysis
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Amy Novotney
Apr 19, 2021
Early success in the initial vaccine roll-out has brought “new life” to many struggling senior living and skilled nursing-focused real estate investment trusts. New cases of COVID-19 are “nearly...
Paid time off, additional education may help employers counter COVID vaccine hesitancy: report
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Amy Novotney
Apr 16, 2021
Paid time off for vaccination and recovery is one of the most influential actions employers can take to increase COVID-19 vaccination uptake, according to a report examining vaccine hesitancy of employees...
COVID-19 pandemic may drive more SNF-hospital partnerships: speakers
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Amy Novotney
Apr 15, 2021
Unlike home health and other post-acute sectors, to date skilled nursing operators and hospitals have not entered into many joint venture partnerships. Yet the COVID-19 pandemic may have been the wakeup...
Investor group wants better pay, working standards in nursing homes
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Amy Novotney
Apr 05, 2021
An international group of investors managing a collective $3 trillion in assets is calling for operators of nursing homes around the world to improve wages and working standards for front-line nursing...
More investors allocating capital to alternative real estate assets such as senior living: JLL
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Amy Novotney
Mar 31, 2021
Last year, amid the turbulence of the overall U.S. commercial real estate industry and increasing volume declines, many investors increased their activity in some alternative property sectors, including...
NHI defers another $3M in Bickford rent
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Amy Novotney
Mar 17, 2021
National Health Investors has agreed to defer another $3 million in rent due for March from Bickford Senior Living, the real estate investment trust announced late Monday. Deferred rents for the first...
AHCA, LeadingAge propose $15B in nursing home reforms to address workforce shortages, underfunding
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Amy Novotney
Mar 16, 2021
The American Health Care Association and LeadingAge Monday released a $15 billion reform agenda, the Care for Our Seniors Act, to address long-standing challenges affecting the quality of care provided...
Skilled nursing occupancy hit new record low of 71.7% in December: NIC
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Amy Novotney
Mar 05, 2021
Just as recent efforts to vaccinate long-term care patients and frontline healthcare workers began at the end of December, occupancy at the nation’s skilled nursing facilities reached its lowest level...
Mounting rent deferrals leave analysts concerned about NHI’s recovery
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Amy Novotney
Feb 24, 2021
Weakened rent collection in the fourth quarter has led some analysts to express concerns about how quickly National Health Investors will be able to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet executives at...