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As the hordes descended on San Diego for the Spring NIC conference, we soon learned that hotel rooms suddenly became available at the last minute. Why? Cancelations and no shows, perhaps 10% to 15%, as fears of the coronavirus spread. Larger conferences in the next several weeks have been canceled. For those of us braving […]
You can blame the overall plunge in the stock market, but seniors housing stocks crashed disproportionately more than the market as a whole. Capital Senior Living ended Thursday down 22% for the day at just $1.87 per share. This represents a market value of $57.6 million. Brookdale Senior Living plunged 12% to $5.01 on volume seven times its average. Brookdale’s […]
Despite several cancellations we have heard of, we will be at NIC in San Diego to see you and talk deals. Good morning NIC attendees, at least those of you who decided to brave the coronavirus, which is here, in San Diego. I shouldn’t make light of it, as this virus is a killer, and if it […]
After several years of living across the pond, Justin Hutchens has decided to return home. Following a successful stint as CEO of HC-One, the UK’s largest senior care provider with more than 300 facilities, Hutchens will be moving to Chicago to be EVP, Senior Housing, North America at Ventas. We have known Justin for almost his entire […]
High-end urban senior living may be the next big thing, but it will not be cheap. So, I was on a train Monday heading out of New York City and I looked up and saw an ad on the wall with a big “Senior Living” in the middle. Of course, it caught my attention. So […]
The games that states and skilled nursing providers have to play to try to get appropriate Medicaid funding has got to change. There has been a lot of talk about what may happen to supplemental Medicaid payments, most of which come under the guise of “provider bed taxes” and UPL payments, short for upper payment […]
The 25th Edition of The Senior Care Acquisition Report is almost ready, but get your sneak preview and analysis in our upcoming webcast. We are diligently working on the 2020 edition of the Senior Care Acquisition Report, which we hope to have ready for publication by the end of the month. It will be the 25th edition […]
What we heard about industry trends 3,000 miles from home. After spending three days at the American Seniors Housing Association meeting and the Stifel Nicolaus “2020 Seniors Housing & Healthcare Real Estate Conference, other than jet lag, there were a few takeaways. First off, on a few panels stand-alone memory care communities came up, and […]
As occupancy rates begin to rise, make sure you have all the necessary tools to ensure your occupancy rises faster than the competition. Isn’t it about time to take a fresh look at how you are marketing your seniors housing community, and turn those leads to move-ins so you can finally get your occupancy above […]
Shares of Five Star Senior Living have soared by more than 60% this year, leaving everyone guessing. Right after all the restructuring was completed at year end between Five Star Senior Living and its landlord, now recently re-named Diversified Healthcare Trust, Five Star’s shares have taken off. Two points to remember, though. Five Star just […]