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Seniors Housing Owners Have an Opportunity to Build a Bridge to Stability

by Sarah Daniels

Seniors housing owners struggling with low occupancy and maturing debt have found themselves in a state of financing limbo. Preferred lenders that cater to the industry, including FHA/HUD, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, won’t consider providing a mortgage to properties that are not stabilized. Operators need time to remedy the problem amid COVID-19’s detrimental influence on resident recruitment and other operations. The situation is particularly challenging for developers who have recently completed projects but are experiencing longer-than-anticipated lease-up periods and may not have qualified for any federal aid programs. What’s …

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Webinar: Seniors Housing Valuation Outlook — Fundamental Marketplace Drivers

by Sarah Daniels

  On Sept. 28, Seniors Housing Business and sponsor V&IG hosted the webinar “Seniors Housing Valuation Outlook — Fundamental Marketplace Drivers in Today’s Environment“. Seniors housing experts spoke candidly about factors like labor shortages and the spread of the Delta variant impacting seniors housing valuations and the industry’s struggle to return to pre-pandemic transaction volumes. As the year has progressed, how has the outlook changed for seniors housing professionals to take into account market trends and the activity of buyers and sellers? How are cap rates and cash flow influencing …

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Diversified Healthcare Trust Transitions Seven Communities to New Operators

by Jeff Shaw

NEWTON, Mass. — Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ: DHC), a Newton-based REIT, has added five assisted living communities in Wisconsin totaling 300 units to its existing management agreement with Cedarhurst Senior Living within its seniors housing operating portfolio (SHOP). Additionally, DHC has entered into a new management agreement with IntegraCare for two assisted living communities in Pennsylvania totaling 182 units within its SHOP. DHC has now entered into new management agreements representing approximately 91 percent of its 108 SHOP communities to be transitioned from Five Star Senior Living Inc. (NASDAQ: FVE), …

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Webinar: Using Technology to Reduce Operational Costs & Enhance Resident Experience

by Sarah Daniels

  On Sept. 22, Seniors Housing Business and sponsor ecobee hosted the webinar “Seniors Housing: Using Technology to Reduce Operational Costs & Enhance the Resident Experience.” With the need to reduce energy use and protect employee time (while limiting unnecessary interactions with residents), making technology a part of senior living communities has never been more important. Smart thermostats offer a wide variety of benefits, especially for communities trying to improve their NOI. Thermostat solutions can mean less unplanned contact for staff and more control for residents, as well as energy and …

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Diversified Healthcare Trust Transitions Seven Communities to Northstar Senior Living

by Jeff Shaw

NEWTON, Mass. — Diversified Healthcare Trust (NASDAQ: DHC) has entered into a new management agreement with Northstar Senior Living for five memory care communities and one assisted living community in California, and one assisted living community in Arizona, totaling 422 units. DHC has now entered into new management agreements representing approximately 84 percent of its seniors housing operating portfolio (SHOP) communities to be transitioned from Five Star Senior Living Inc. to other third-party operators, as previously announced. DHC expects to complete all the management transitions at the 108 communities by …

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SilverPoint Senior Living Takes Over Operations at Fountainbrook Assisted Living in Midwest City, Oklahoma

by Jeff Shaw

MIDWEST CITY, Okla. — SilverPoint Senior Living has assumed operations of Fountainbrook Assisted Living, a 74-unit community located in the Oklahoma City suburb of Midwest City. “As SilverPoint has continued to expand throughout Texas, it made sense to continue our growth to Oklahoma,” says Shawn Corzine, CEO at SilverPoint. Fountainbrook is located just northeast of Tinker Air Force Base on the north side of Highway 40, off of 15th Street, and is minutes away from SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital.

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Buckner Retirement Services Names David Ummel as Executive Director of Calder Woods

by Jeff Shaw

BEAUMONT, Texas — Buckner Retirement Services has named David Ummel as the new executive director of Calder Woods, a seniors housing community in Beaumont. Ummel joins Buckner Retirement Services, the operator of Calder Woods, after 13 years working for Buckner Children and Family Services and Buckner church/ministry engagement. This position marks Ummel’s first job in the senior living industry. Calder Woods’ previous executive director, Shane Gabis, stepped down in June 2021 to attend to family matters. Ummel’s roles with Buckner Children and Family Services also included senior executive director for …

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After 18 Months, Seniors Housing Operators More Adept at Handling COVID-19 Crisis, Says InterFace Panel

by Jeff Shaw

ATLANTA — Seniors housing operators have been grappling the past 18 months with how to maintain their properties and keep occupancy high while also protecting their staff and residents, who are the most vulnerable population for infections and death from the COVID-19 outbreak. With the rise of the Delta variant in recent weeks, owners and operators are having to make tough decisions to care for their residents, although now they have built some muscle memory on how to operate effectively amid the pandemic. “We are better at dealing with COVID-19 …

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LTC to Transfer 11 Skilled Nursing Operations in Texas to HMG Healthcare

by Jeff Shaw

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — LTC Properties Inc. (NYSE: LTC), a Westlake Village-based real estate investment trust that primarily invests in seniors housing and health care properties, has unveiled plans to transfer 11 skilled nursing facilities in Texas to a new operator. The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas Dallas Division approved a settlement agreement between current operators Senior Care Centers LLC and Abri Health Services LLC, which have declared bankruptcy, and LTC. Under the agreement, LTC will pay the bankrupt entities $3.3 million in order to …

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Integral Senior Living Grows Leadership Team, Operational Portfolio

by Jeff Shaw

CARLSBAD, Calif. — Integral Senior Living (ISL), a Carlsbad-based operator, has taken over management of six senior living communities in Indiana and Michigan. The company also named Adam Parton as regional vice president of operations and Brandy Ross as regional director of sales and management. Parton joins the ISL team with a decade of experience in senior living operations management, particularly in the Midwest. He is a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator in three states. Ross is an industry veteran with years of experience growing and managing senior living communities across …

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