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Improving Market Conditions, Re-emergence of Banks Give Seniors Housing Investors Cause for Optimism, Interface Panel Says

by Channing Hamilton

ATLANTA — Investment markets have been tumultuous over the past year, with high interest rates and inflation impacting the flow of debt and equity across the commercial real estate industry. Last year, many investors and brokers chose to weather the storm and try to make it to 2025, when it was estimated that interest rates would begin to moderate. Recently, however, conditions seem to be improving in the seniors housing sector, where many investors are leaving behind the “survive till 2025” strategy that defined 2023. Editor’s note: InterFace Conference Group, a …

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Webinar: Safer Senior Living — Next-Gen Emergency Response Solutions

by Sarah Daniels

The Sept. 26 webinar “Safer Senior Living — Next-Gen Emergency Response Solutions,” sponsored by Kings III Emergency Communications, covered many aspects of managing risk within seniors housing communities. This brief discussion highlighted new emergency communication technology, the challenges of traditional phone lines due to the 10-72A1 order from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), as well as best practices for code compliance. The panelists also broke down the benefits of cellular technology over voice over internet protocol (VoIP) systems, services for high-risk areas, two-way communication services and video monitoring in elevators. …

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Technology Can Complement — But Never Replace — The Human Touch in Seniors Housing Communities, Say InterFace Panelists

by Channing Hamilton

ATLANTA — Though the older population is often seen as removed from modern technology, tech products offer great promise to the seniors housing sector. Participants in the “Technology Revolution: Enhancing Resident Care and Operational Cost Effectiveness” panel at the InterFace Seniors Housing Southeast conference held recently in Atlanta all agreed on this point. Importantly though, the panel — which was moderated by Mark Petty, vice president of corporate accounts with ICON — also highlighted the fact that seniors housing is an industry rooted in human interaction. Given this fact, the …

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Exclusive NIC Conference Coverage: Operators Share Their Strategies, Show Ingenuity in Serving the Middle Market for Seniors

by Channing Hamilton

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Jon Fletcher of Senior Housing Partners, the development arm of Roseville, Minnesota-based Presbyterian Homes & Services, offers this advice to developers undertaking a middle-market project: set aside your ego, focus on what the residents need, and avoid the temptation to provide a variety of “fringe luxury amenities.” Not every community needs two to four restaurants, for example. “The reality is that it’s just not going to work in a middle-market space. Residents obviously still need to be treated with respect and have an amazing life enrichment experience, …

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Exclusive NIC Conference Coverage: High Occupancies Help Make Active Adult the Belle of the Ball

by Channing Hamilton

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A key performance metric helps explain why the active adult segment of seniors housing remains an investment darling. Among the nearly 800 properties and more than 116,000 units tracked nationally by NIC MAP Vision, the occupancy rate is 93 percent. By comparison, the occupancy rate for seniors housing properties (independent and assisted living) is in the high 80s. What makes that 93 percent occupancy even more significant is that it includes active adult properties that either recently opened or are in lease-up mode.  “If you look at properties that …

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Tempo of Deal Velocity Increases as Industry Enters Homestretch of 2024

by Channing Hamilton

By Matt Valley Following a quiet end-of-summer period on the dealmaking front — “quieter than it has been for years with the exception of the pandemic” — Sabra Health Care REIT Chief Investment Officer Talya Nevo-Hacohen encountered a flurry of transaction activity in late August and early September.  “It’s been gangbusters, and what we’re seeing is primarily seniors housing assets (independent living and assisted living) coming to market,” said the veteran REIT executive who participated in the webinar Seniors Housing Business hosted on Sept. 5, titled “Creating Value in Seniors Housing — …

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Expect Liquidity Issues to Persist into 2025, Says InterFace Panel

by Jeff Shaw

By Matt Valley As a bridge lender across the full spectrum of seniors housing, Live Oak Bank has been able to capitalize on the limited liquidity in today’s market that has resulted in stalled transactions and refinancing challenges in this niche property sector.  “Trust me, I have a certain advantage right now with the lack of lenders [active in the space], and I enjoy that because it enables me to be very strategic on relationships and the people that I choose to partner with and grow. But having liquidity back …

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The Nation's Largest Not-for-Profit Multi-Site Senior Living Organizations
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Latest LZ 200 Report Shows Not-for Profits Growing Mostly Through Campus Expansions, Affiliations, Acquisitions

by Channing Hamilton

CHICAGO — Not-for-profit senior living providers have grown primarily through community expansions from existing campuses as well as affiliation and acquisition activity, according to the 21st Annual LeadingAge Ziegler (LZ 200) report.  Developed annually through a partnership between LeadingAge and Ziegler, the report is a ranking and analysis of the nation’s 200 largest not-for-profit senior living organizations across the country as of Dec. 31, 2023.  Nearly 30 percent of the total number of units for all senior living systems among this year’s LZ 200 are represented by the 10 largest …

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Webinar: Creating Value in Seniors Housing — The Economics of Dealmaking in This Cycle

by Sarah Daniels

The Sept. 5 webinar “Creating Value in Seniors Housing — The Economics of Dealmaking in This Cycle,” sponsored by CBRE, brought together industry leaders to discuss the current trends shaping the seniors housing market, including occupancy rates, strategic investments and the evolving landscape of assisted living, memory care and independent living communities. This discussion covered innovative technologies, economic factors influencing cap rates, considerations about the future of care and analysis of increasingly sophisticated operations strategies. Expert panelists shared their experiences and projections for the sector, including the increasing demand for seniors housing …

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InterFace Seniors Housing Southeast Operators Panel
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Promote from Within or Hire from Outside? Employee Retention is Top of Mind for Seniors Housing Operators, Says InterFace Panel 

by Jeff Shaw

ATLANTA — Staffing, particularly at the regional director level, kicked off the discussion at the “Best in Class Operators’ Blueprints for Success in a Challenging Market” panel at the 11th annual InterFace Seniors Housing Southeast conference on Wednesday, Aug. 28 in Atlanta. Pilar Carvajal, founder and CEO of Innovation Senior Living, said her firm is focused on developing from within and rewarding those who have worked hard for the company. “We are keeping a very close focus internally. We think that’s where we will find our talent as we grow,” …

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