Senior Housing News

1 week ago | seniorhousingnews.com | Austin Montgomery

In the Pipeline is part of your SHN+ subscriptionIn the Pipeline is brought to you by the Senior Housing News Architecture & Design Awards, an annual competition that recognizes cutting-edge design, excellence, and innovation in senior living. Avendelle Assisted Living and AWK Development have formed a development partnership to expand the company’s small-home senior living model, starting with a project in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as reported earlier this week by SHN.

1 week ago | seniorhousingnews.com | Tim Regan

This story is part of your SHN+ subscriptionOn Monday, I awoke to news that Cindy Baier had stepped down from Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD). I was surprised, and also not. On the one hand, I have written a couple times now about how I thought Brookdale under Baier’s leadership was turning a corner, especially with her strategy of renegotiating leases with landlords and pivoting to owned communities and coordination of lifestyle and care services.

1 week ago | seniorhousingnews.com | Austin Montgomery

Commonwealth Senior Living is moving forward with efforts to improve staffing and grow wellness after a busy year of change in 2024, according to COO Michelle Hamilton. In 2024, Invesque (TSX: IVQ.U and IVQ) sold its interest in Commonwealth and offloaded eight communities formerly managed by the Charlottesville, Virginia-based provider and found an undisclosed buyer for Commonwealth’s management platform..

1 week ago | seniorhousingnews.com | Andrew Christman

In Xi’an, China, stands a community aiming to set a “new standard” for multigenerational living. Central to the community is a “green valley” concept that transformed what might have been an underutilized area into a defining feature. The community, Zhongda International 99, was designed to bring natural light and fresh air to amenity spaces located below ground level.

1 week ago | seniorhousingnews.com | Austin Montgomery

Most respondents in a recent survey said they expect transaction volumes to increase this year compared to last, while also projecting capitalization rates to remain flat or compress. That’s according to the BBG Real Estate Services’ Senior Housing Investor Survey, completed in March of this year and released this week. Key takeaways from the company’s third annual survey include the potential for cap rate compression, increased transaction volume, and projected rental rate increases.