Mergers/acquisitions

A multi-part deal with Brookdale, HCP and Blackstone

Once the agreement is complete, Brookdale will be an equity partner and manage HCP’s 64-community portfolio, which Blackstone separately agreed to purchase. Read More »

The changing season of CMS

As the season shifts into fall, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is launching a new season of regulations for long-term and post-acute care. Read More »

Welltower sales to reach $4.1B in its 2016 portfolio repositioning

Kingpin REIT Welltower is continuing its repositioning in a massive Q4 deal that includes selling a 75 percent stake in a senior care portfolio to two companies in China. Read More »

Netsmart buys HealthMEDX, invests in LTC

The deal gives the Kansas-based technology platform provider a direct foothold in the long-term care market. Read More »

Pat Summitt clinic designed for dementia

The new Alzheimer’s clinic, named for the Lady Vols Head Coach, sports dementia-friendly design. Read More »

Post-acute care software companies merge

Casamba merges with post-acute software companies HealthWyse and TherapySource as part of a long-term growth strategy.  Read More »

CareLinx, CareAcademy partner for online training

The two companies will combine efforts to expand online training for caregivers of older adults, both in a community and at home. Read More »

Primaris and Digital Collaboration Solutions merge

The merger of the two companies, which had worked as partners since May 2015, will bring new care coordination expertise to Primaris’ growing quality improvement resources. Read More »

Briggs Healthcare to buy SimpleLTC

SimpleLTC will keep its name while providing Briggs Healthcare’s customers with data analytics tools designed for long-term care. Read More »

Bridging mortgage gaps

Bridge loans can provide opportunities for solid financial footing when times get tough. Read More »

Asbury adds Tenn. affiliation

The relationship expands the Maryland-based CCRC provider’s footprint to four states. Read More »

Welltower invests $1.15B in California

The mega-REIT is buying 19 properties, making it the largest senior housing owner in Northern and Southern California. Read More »

Brookdale pares down in $253M sale

The senior living giant is selling 44 properties across 12 states, including almost 600 memory care units. Read More »

HHHunt invests $179M in senior living

The real estate developer is putting its money into the Mid-Atlantic states, including new memory care communities and expanded senior living spaces. Read More »

Ventas REIT makes $1.5B buy into the life science sector

Senior housing kingpin Ventas is betting its billion-dollar investment in university life science research will keep the company at the top of its game. Read More »

Assisted living occupancy: Resting up for 2026?

Assisted living occupancy trends are projected to take a breather throughout 2017, then spike later as the baby boomers reach their peak entry dates in 2026. Read More »

NorthStar, Colony to merge in $58B REIT

The new mega REIT will involve hundreds of healthcare properties. Read More »

TouchPoint Inc. buys InterMetro’s healthcare technology assets

The acquisition positions the company to expand into medical storage, transport and medication distribution systems. Read More »

Blue Wolf Capital acquires National Home Health Care

New York-based private equity firm Blue Wolf Capital acquires the National Home Health Care Corporation (NHHC) for a sum of $65 million.  Read More »

Anthem Memory Care expands into Kansas

The memory care provider adds a new market to its portfolio through the acquisition of two communities in the heartland. Read More »

SNF care quality caught in the buy-sell swirl

The flurry of mergers and acquisitions in long-term care may not be helping the quality of care delivered by the properties involved, notes a new study in Health Affairs journal. Read More »

UC to open first senior emergency care unit in San Diego

Older adults in San Diego will soon have an emergency care unit that specializes in geriatric care, thanks to a philanthropic grant. Read More »

Sunrise Senior Living donates $75k to Alzheimer’s Association

Sunrise Senior Living will make a donation to the Alzheimer's Association's Brain Ball in honor of national honoree Thomas J. DeRosa, CEO of Welltower, Inc. Read More »

MedOptions acquires Vericare

The acquisition creates a national provider of behavioral health services to long-term care facilities. Read More »