From Around the Web (March 13, 2026 Edition)
Senior Living & Housing (including Hospitality)
- Most investors seek to grow senior living holdings as transaction volume surges — Senior Housing News
- “Quite the journey”: Sonida closes CNL deal, pushes labor optimization forward — Senior Housing News
- Multiple tailwinds drive bright outlook for senior living despite development woes — Senior Housing News
- Inside Aspenwood, Benchmark and Solera’s overhauled staff incentives to drive NOI — Senior Housing News
- Senior Living Dealbook: Foundry Commercial completes five-property acquisition; 12 Oaks expands in Texas — Senior Housing News
- Actions & Transactions, March 12 — McKnight’s Senior Living
- Senior living outlook positive among investors, but risks remain, experts say — McKnight’s Senior Living
- Dwight Capital expands servicing platform to $15B+ via acquisition of Midland MSR portfolio — McKnight’s Senior Living
Healthcare Continuum (SNF / Nursing Homes / Hospice / PACE / VBC)
- “Phone-a-Friend”: on-call coaching model helps nursing homes improve care quality — Skilled Nursing News
- Skilled Nursing Dealbook: NY nursing home sells for $75M; Selectis selling 2 facilities to Journey — Skilled Nursing News
- State lawmakers weigh bill to crack down on nursing home abuse with tougher penalties, more transparency — Skilled Nursing News
- Inside PE’s “financial gamesmanship”: PE-owned nursing homes face far higher bankruptcy risk (and higher mortality) — Skilled Nursing News
- “Code Red”: chronic underfunding is forcing nursing homes to close (Medicaid cuts + $2B gap) — Skilled Nursing News
- Residential Home Health and Hospice acquires Covenant — Hospice News
- Docu-series goes “behind-the-curtain” of hospice work — Hospice News
- CMS plans advance care planning quality measure — Hospice News
Wellness, Longevity & Lifestyle (including Longevity Economy & Lifespan)
- Dementia is rising fast — 5 surprising ways to protect your brain, according to science — World Economic Forum
- How preventive medicine can bring a new era of longevity — World Economic Forum
- Babies’ gut health is the new obsession for parents — and startups — Global Wellness Summit
- They hated exercise. Weight-loss drugs changed everything. — Global Wellness Summit
- “Invisible Wellness” is the next big 2026 home trend, according to designers — Global Wellness Summit
- Why wild health raves will be one of 2026’s biggest wellness trends — Global Wellness Summit
Policy, Workforce & Leadership
- MLN Connects Newsletter (March 12, 2026) — CMS
- HUD proposed rule would allow work requirements and time limits (provider implications) — LeadingAge
- CMS announces enforcement discretion on new Medicaid provisions — LeadingAge
- Federal health IT policy must fully account for needs of long-term care providers, advocates say — McKnight’s Senior Living
- “Vague” proposed DEI requirements put providers at risk of civil/criminal penalties, groups say — McKnight’s Senior Living
- CMS nominee Oz won’t rule out Medicaid cuts — McKnight’s Senior Living
- Argentum “Value” report: affordability of assisted living + policy solutions — Argentum
- Public Policy Fly-In: advancing priorities on affordability and workforce solutions — Argentum
- Argentum meets with HUD leadership on federal financing solutions for senior living — Argentum