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The consensus among lenders in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s LEAN healthcare mortgage insurance program is that loan volume in fiscal year (FY) 2025 will surpass the prior year’s total of $3.1 billion due to a combination of factors. The lending program, which stems from Section 232 of the National Housing Act, plays a vital role in helping finance nursing homes and assisted living facilities. HUD LEAN is a streamlined program for processing Section 232 applications. “Lending volume should only rise in 2025,” predicts Sampada D’silva, chief …

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Many nonprofit organizations will likely be forced to sell seniors housing properties and skilled nursing facilities over the next year after succumbing to years of high costs and slowly recovering occupancies. Several have already come to the closing table. Smaller nonprofits — organizations that own one or two properties — have been especially hurt by the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic that struck the seniors housing and care industry in early 2020. Numerous federal, state and local pandemic programs that provided support expired over the last two years. Meanwhile, …

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PHILADELPHIA — Andrew Carle believes that university retirement communities (URCs) represent a potential game-changing opportunity not only for the seniors housing industry but also for universities and retirees, if executed properly.  Yet, URCs are also extraordinarily complicated to operate, cautions the founder of UniversityRetirementCommunities.com, the first directory and information resource of its kind, which lists more than 85 such communities nationwide.  “It doesn’t get more difficult than trying to merge big, large, bureaucratic state universities that move very slowly and who live in a bubble of 20-year-olds with the senior living …

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Eastmont

The nonprofit continues to leverage acquisitions, affiliations, technology and philanthropy to expand its seniors housing and aging services footprint across the country. When it comes to business names, Transforming Age aptly and succinctly describes the purpose of the nonprofit organization based in Bellevue, Washington.  Sure, the nonprofit operates 75 market rate and affordable seniors housing properties as well as 13 active adult assets in a handful of Northwest, West and Midwest markets. But housing is merely one part of its broader mission to improve the lives of older adults through …

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PHILADELPHIA — Despite industry-wide improvement in operating performance, many senior living providers are still finding it difficult to secure bank financing. Kathleen Shields, founder and president of Health Financing Consultants, says there are three root causes of the problem, starting with insufficient cash flow. Editor’s note: InterFace Conference Group, a division of France Media Inc., produces networking and educational conferences for commercial real estate executives. To sign up for email announcements about specific events, visit www.interfaceconferencegroup.com/subscribe. “Operators have done a good job of pushing through [rental] rate increases in order to keep up …

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2025-Seniors-Housing-Outlook-Webinar

When it comes to operational performance, a bifurcation has emerged within the seniors housing industry, observes Tom Grape, CEO of Waltham, Massachusetts-based Benchmark Senior Living. Established, well-capitalized operators with strong teams in place are hitting their marks while many smaller, less established ones are struggling financially. Grape’s insights came during a Dec. 12 webinar titled “2025 Seniors Housing Outlook: Investment, Valuations & Capital.” Seniors Housing Business hosted the hour-long online event, which was sponsored by CBRE. Benchmark, Grape’s company, ranked No. 31 on the American Seniors Housing Association (ASHA) list of the 50 largest …

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CBRE Webinar Panel 2025 Outlook

The Dec. 12 webinar “2025 Seniors Housing Outlook — Investment, Valuations & Capital,” sponsored by CBRE, featured expert insight on issues shaping the seniors housing sector. The panel discussion covered investment outlooks, the impact of inflation, capital availability, labor stability and regulatory concerns. This webinar brought together industry leaders to discuss critical economic factors, value-based care and development opportunities in the ever-changing seniors housing landscape. The discussion offers a detailed analysis of operational challenges facing the sector, including rising insurance costs and regulatory headwinds. Before 2025 begins, learn more about …

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Value-Based-Care

Value-based care provides an opportunity to improve patient outcomes, lower costs and potentially share in the savings, say industry experts. Primarily created as a hospitality model, seniors housing is inching its way into the complex world of healthcare management and insurance payments. Operators are adopting a variety of approaches to address the health needs of residents through value-based care arrangements.  What is value-based care? Unlike the traditional Medicare fee-for-service payment model, value-based care pays healthcare providers to keep people healthy and to prevent health emergencies that require expensive hospital visits. …

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Investment-Panel

PHILADELPHIA — The investment market for seniors housing is in a favorable position heading into the new year thanks to a confluence of factors, says Scott Corbin, director at Boston-based AEW Capital Management. The firm has roughly $3 billion in assets under management within this niche property type. Editor’s note: InterFace Conference Group, a division of France Media Inc., produces networking and educational conferences for commercial real estate executives. To sign up for email announcements about specific events, visit www.interfaceconferencegroup.com/subscribe. “We’ve seen a full rebound in recovery. We’re not necessarily back …

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Brightview-Hunt-Valley

From ground-up development to renovations, this new wave of projects aims to connect seniors more fully with their surroundings. As the seniors housing industry matures and evolves to meet the needs of a changing customer, so too does the design of the communities. Outdoor spaces have become more vital than ever before as new research emerges about the power of natural sunlight. Architects are integrating technology into design with the goal of creating environments that not only enhance the resident experience but also support operational efficiencies.  Meanwhile, staff break rooms …

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