Leading banking experts in the long term care space say skilled nursing facilities, assisted living, and other seniors housing markets are robust and active as the industry’s consolidation trend continues.

There has never been more uncertainty in the skilled nursing sector than there is now, but there is also opportunity for the sector to be a major part of the solution to the care challenge the nation will face over the next decade and beyond.

Private equity firms have recognized the immense growth opportunity as the health care profession consolidates. While firms are now more comfortable with the profession in general and the different forces involved—the government, for example, with Medicare and Medicaid—they’re still cautious when it comes to risk and require a clear picture of an organization’s financial health.

Many of the nation’s skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) are due for a makeover, yet providers must grapple with whether to tear down and start anew or refurbish an existing building.

Success is not just about investing in a turnaround and pulling a profit; it’s also about avoiding a bad investment in the first place. Here are some things to keep an eye on when getting involved in a turnaround property.

Increasingly, some lenders are looking beyond finances to proof of an organization’s health, as measured by workforce stability.

Increasingly, some lenders are looking beyond finances to proof of an organization’s health, as measured by workforce stability.

Finance experts urge seniors housing borrowers to take advantage of today’s environment; waiting until later to get financing that will clearly be necessary may cost borrowers more than they think.

Finance experts urge seniors housing borrowers to take advantage of today’s environment; waiting until later to get financing that will clearly be necessary may cost borrowers more than they think.

Brookdale Senior Living (Nashville) and Emeritus Senior Living (Seattle) announced on Thursday a $2.8 billion merger agreement to create the largest-ever senior care provider in the country.