


Eclipse Senior Living Is Closing
Eclipse Senior Living will soon be no more, as the company, which was founded in 2017, stated that it plans to permanently shut down its operation, effective (if it goes according to plan) by the end of the first quarter of 2022. Ventas owns a 34% stake in the company and announced that it plans to transition the operations of its 90 communities managed by Eclipse to other providers. In perhaps another way of saying “good riddance,” the REIT stated that the communities “were not contributors to [Ventas’] overall NOI or its SHOP NOI in the second quarter 2021.” Ventas expects to incur certain one-time transition costs as it moves the communities to eight new operators. This will end... Read More »
Justin Hutchens Moves to Ventas
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 career in senior living, and not only like him, but have a lot of respect for what he has accomplished. However (isn’t there always a however?), this will be the second CEO position he has left (National Health Investors was the other), and our gut tells us there must be something else because he will be one of four EVPs at Ventas. Yes,... Read More »