By Jeff Shaw Walker & Dunlop ended 2015 by completing the largest transaction in the company’s history for seniors housing or any other property sector when it provided a $1.3 billion Freddie Mac refinancing for Holiday Retirement, the largest independent living operator in the United States.
Industry Voices
By Bradley Harris, CEO and founder, Bradley Harris & Associates The seniors housing industry has always faced challenges in both recruiting and retaining top talent, particularly among front-line staff such as caregivers, nurses, mid-management and similar roles. But now the labor market is tightening and — as the number of seniors requiring care continues to skyrocket —recruitment and retention has become a top concern in the industry.
By Amy Johnson, founder and president of LifeLoop LLC I find myself writing this article quite by accident. Around two years ago I was selling group health insurance policies when my husband and I came to the intersection of family and senior living — a place many people eventually arrive at but never find easy. We came out of our personal situation asking, “Can we make this better?” Fast-forward two years through the arduous process of working closely with owners/operators to develop a software product to better serve residents and …