Ventas to acquire New Senior Investment Group in $2.3 billion transaction
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 28, 2021
Real estate investment trusts Ventas and New Senior Investment Group will merge in an all-stock transaction valued at $2.3 billion, including $1.5 billion of New Senior debt, the companies announced Monday...
Senior living’s next opportunity might have a high price of admission
By
John O'Connor
Jun 24, 2021
Why focus on a relatively small cohort when the hoi polloi might fill many more fill units? I guess you could say there are millions of reasons.
Is the senior housing industry up to the challenge of serving the middle market?
By
Jim Moore
Jun 01, 2021
Yes, but creative thinking and innovative approaches will be required.
As report cites older adult struggle to meet expenses, expert says HCBS proposal won’t help middle...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 26, 2021
Older adults are struggling to meet cost-of-living expenses in the nation’s 100 largest metropolitan areas, according to a new report from UMass Boston’s Gerontology Institute. But federal, state and...
A new middle-market senior living brand, Truewood by Merrill, has been launched by Merrill Gardens and is gradually rolling out to 23 communities in 13 of the 20 states in which the company operates.
The clock is ticking for a long-term care financing solution
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 12, 2021
Will a new report on long-term care financing spur action where others have not? Time will tell. But time is of the essence.
A shipshape approach to senior living?
By
John O'Connor
Apr 01, 2021
What are the biggest barriers to affordable seniors housing Lately, this issue has received considerable discussion and some debate. For my money, two challenges rise above the rest.
Shipping containers show promise as affordable senior living solution
By
Amy Novotney
Mar 30, 2021
Modified shipping containers may be part of the wave of the future when it comes to middle-market and affordable senior living, according to a webinar discussion earlier this month among gerontology students...
Your favorite columns of 2020
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 22, 2020
In a year dominated by the coronavirus, it’s not surprising that COVID-19 popped up more than once as a topic of our most-read columns of 2020 when we examined analytics related to website visitors,...
‘We can no longer ignore this’: Affordable long-term care is urgent priority, panelists say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 10, 2020
The nation’s population is aging, and with 70% of Americans aged 65 or more years requiring long-term care at some point, access to affordable care is becoming an urgent priority, according to panelists...