Senior Housing News January 9, 2026
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In 2021, Healthpeak Properties (NYSE: DOC), then awash in challenges related to Covid-19, practically exited senior living. Now, the REIT is back, and the move has implications for the health of the industry.
Earlier this week, the company announced the formation of Janus Living, a real estate investment trust (REIT) spin-off launching with 34 senior housing properties in Florida, Houston, Philadelphia, Chicago and the Washington, D.C. area. The company aims to acquire and build communities under RIDEA management structures.
The company is planning an initial public offering (IPO) for the new REIT and will serve as its external manager while holding “substantial majority interest” in it. Its pipeline of acquisition opportunities for...







