‘Opportunities Are In SHOP’: Sabra Health Care REIT Targets More Senior Living Growth
Sabra Health Care REIT is acquiring senior housing operating portfolios to make up half of its portfolio by the end of next year.
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Sabra Health Care REIT is acquiring senior housing operating portfolios to make up half of its portfolio by the end of next year.
Fresh off the recent acquisition of Sunshine Senior Living, Discovery Senior Living is once again growing larger.
Senior housing REITs are still gobbling up communities to add to their senior housing operating portfolios, and competition for assets is increasing.
Senior living developers focus on high-end projects with 88,283 new units planned

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The owners of Discovery Senior Living are potentially lining up a buyer for the nation’s largest operator, with a possible valuation nearing $1 billion.
Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) is taking ownership of more than two dozen communities in a sizable new deal with Welltower (NYSE: WELL).
For the last few years, senior living operators and their partners have waited for development conditions to turn positive.
Sunrise Senior Living acquired by BDT & MSD Partners in billion-dollar deal
Demand and growth in the next 18 to 36 months could amount to “crazy” conditions for Blake Management Group – in a good way, according to COO Scott Hames.
Senior living industry must support LGBTQ+ residents and workers as demand rises
Aegis Living founder Dwayne Clark will transition to executive chairman in 2027, naming Dirk Burghartz as the next CEO of the senior living operator.
Demand for senior living is surging in 2026, which might be too much of a good thing.

Sean Kelly, CEO of Front Porch, discusses senior living industry changes.

Blake Management Group COO discusses senior living demand and pressures

Wayne Sanner, CEO of Silverado, discusses senior living industry changes

Tom Mathisen (left) and Gary Smith; photo for Arrowfly by Merz Photography

Ventas CIO Justin Hutchens says senior living must evolve with rising occupancy
Leaders with Diversified Healthcare Trust (Nasdaq: DHC) reported lower-than-expected average occupancy and revenue in the second quarter of this year as the company continues to transition communities once belonging to former operator AlerisLife.

The Denver-based developer is shifting focus toward full-service care including assisted living and memory care as it targets expansion to six communities by 2026.
Minnesota law allows assisted living communities to serve alcohol without a liquor license
CCRC exec pay grew 3.4% in 2026, outpacing non-management roles.
Discovery Senior Living is continuing to manage 36 communities that are changing hands across two different transactions with its capital partners.

This article is sponsored by Yardi. As senior living demand continues to rise, operators are being pushed to think differently about scale, staffing and the kinds of environments o