Chartwell Senior Housing REIT, with it’s announced transactions today having a total value of approximately $850 million when completed would make it Canada’s number one operator of senior housing facilities.

What makes this significant to Long Islanders is the proposed acquisition of the five properties under The Bristal umbrella.  These upscale senior assisted living facilities, opened between 2001 to 2006,  attend to the physical needs of an aging population while celebrating their independence of spirit.  Each of the communities from the north to the south shores of Nassau County have their own personality and style.