by Steve Monroe | Jan 30, 2024 4:32 pm | 60 Seconds, Opinion
Whenever there are headlines about anything in senior care, we can always count on Senate hearings, with a lot of unfounded accusations and unrealistic recommendations. This usually leads to a new commission being formed, the results of which are delivered a year... Read More »
by Steve Monroe | Jan 9, 2024 3:27 pm | Developments
Even though it took a year, the 35 assisted living communities that had been leased by LTC Properties to Brookdale Senior Living have now found homes, with some being new. The leases were set to expire at the end of 2023, and in early 2023 discussions began in... Read More »
by Steve Monroe | Dec 28, 2023 2:13 pm | Developments
As with several companies still trying to regain their financial footing after the pandemic, investors were worried about Brookdale Senior Living’s looming debt maturities. Worry no more, at least for the next few years. The company recently obtained a $180 million... Read More »
by Steve Monroe | Dec 21, 2023 4:13 pm | Acquisitions
After 27 years in the seniors housing business, our friend Brenda Bacon finally decided it was time to move on from the company she founded in New Jersey in 1996. The 31-community Brandywine Living, with communities in New Jersey (20), Pennsylvania (5), Delaware (2),... Read More »
by Steve Monroe | Dec 21, 2023 4:09 pm | Developments
One of the reasons provided for the misguided merger of Diversified Healthcare Trust with Office Properties Trust, since terminated, was that DHC needed to do it in order not to default on its debt and go Chapter 11. Afterall, they had issued a “going concern” letter... Read More »