by Steve Monroe | Apr 22, 2024 9:04 am | Opinion
Fresh from its success in getting two people voted onto the Ventas Board of Directors, Land & Buildings is at it again, this time with National Health Investors. Like all the REITs, NHI’s managers and tenants had their share of problems during the pandemic. Who... Read More »
by Steve Monroe | Apr 22, 2024 9:02 am | Developments
How often have we heard that new development is dead? Or that CCRCs (LPCs) are on their way out? Too often. But how often do you hear about an Active Adult expansion on a CCRC campus, and one with entrance fees? Not often enough. That didn’t stop Three Pillars Senior... Read More »
by Steve Monroe | Apr 2, 2024 5:30 pm | 60 Seconds
As many of you know, I like history. And I like looking back in time at our industry. That is how in October 2020 we concluded that we would not get back to pre-pandemic occupancy levels until 2024 to 2025. It was an analysis no one wanted to hear, but the smart ones... Read More »
by Steve Monroe | Mar 28, 2024 3:52 pm | Opinion
The last company in our sector, Sonida Senior Living, finally reported fourth quarter and full-year 2023 earnings, and while pretty good, that was not even the story. The story started four weeks ago. In February, the company announced a series of capital transactions... Read More »
by Steve Monroe | Mar 12, 2024 4:22 pm | Opinion
Chartwell Retirement Residences, the largest operator of seniors housing in Canada, posted a slight 20-basis point decline in census in February, to 85.5%. They are forecasting no drop for March and a 20-basis point rise for April. If that holds, they will escape the... Read More »