Watermark Retirement Communities

Senior Living Industry Makes Some Progress on LGBTQ+ Inclusion, But Much More Action Needed

11/20/2024 by Ramjee

Editor’s note: WTWH Healthcare is pleased to announce the inaugural Prism Awards, honoring individuals and organizations that have demonstrated exemplary achievements in the areas of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEIB); Environmental Sustainability; and Social Stewardship. The deadline for award submissions is Nov. 30. Senior living operators must do much more than pay lip service … Read more

Inside Brookdale’s $610M Deal and Operators’ Quests for More Ownership

10/03/2024 by Ramjee

Inside Brookdale’s 0M Deal and Operators’ Quests for More Ownership

This article is part of your SHN+ subscription This week Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) announced it will buy 41 of its leased communities for $610 million, increasing the company’s share of owned and managed units to about two-thirds of its total portfolio. Brookdale funded the transaction – more precisely, three separate deals with different … Read more

Inside Senior Living’s ‘New Normal’ for Length of Stay in 2024

09/16/2024 by Ramjee

This article is part of your SHN+ subscription Senior living operators are notching improvements in the duration of resident stays as the industry has settled into a new normal in 2024. It’s no secret that the length of stay across the senior living industry has decreased in the last four years, a trend thought to be … Read more

Blending Art and Science: How LCS, Atria, Watermark, Other Companies Tackle Regional Operations

08/28/2024 by Ramjee

This article is part of your SHN+ subscription Senior living operators across the U.S. are assembling their regional leadership teams and strategies in an effort akin to a high-stakes chess match or solving a complex puzzle. The challenge is that regional leaders are often in charge of driving improved performance at the communities they manage. … Read more

How the Intergenerational Senior Living Trend is Evolving in 2024

08/26/2024 by Ramjee

This article is part of your SHN+ subscription For years, senior living operators have sought to create communities with organic connections among different generations. Doing so is harder than it looks. For one, people belonging to different generations have different wants and needs. They also sometimes mingle in different spaces, or use the same spaces … Read more

Shaping Senior Living’s Future with CEO Succession, External Hiring

08/22/2024 by Ramjee

A new group of senior living leaders is infusing their companies with new plans and philosophies that will help chart the way forward for the senior living industry’s future health. One can look directly at recent announcements of incoming CEOs or companies making distinct succession plans to see that the changing of the guard is … Read more

Senior Living Development Starting Block Grows Crowded, Companies Ready to ‘Hit Go’

07/25/2024 by Ramjee

This article is part of your SHN+ subscription While the pulse of senior living development may have slowed in the last four years, recent plans and projects underway are an indication that senior living companies are not resting on their laurels in the meantime. With projects now taking longer to complete and construction starts at … Read more

Senior Living Operators Carry Occupancy Momentum Into 2024 With New Strategies for Attracting Boomers

06/17/2024 by Ramjee

This article is part of your SHN+ subscription Senior living operators are now picking up the pace with occupancy,approaching – and passing – census levels last seen in 2019. Signs of the race for occupancy speeding up are apparent, given the broader industry’s 11th consecutive quarter of census growth. Some of the industry’s prominent operating … Read more