Chris Bilotto, president and CEO of Diversified Healthcare Trust (Nasdaq: DHC), sat down for a video interview at Nareit’s REITweek: 2026 Investor Conference in New York, June 1-4.
Diversified Healthcare Trust is seeing strong momentum across its senior housing portfolio, supported by rising occupancy, rate growth, and expanding margins. Bilotto said those trends remain powerful drivers of performance and are creating meaningful opportunities for future earnings growth.
“We are bullish on the industry,” Bilotto said. “The fundamentals for senior housing remain very resilient.” He noted that DHC’s portfolio contains a significant amount of embedded growth potential, with opportunities to further improve occupancy, increase rates, and enhance operating margins.
Beyond senior housing, the company has continued to refine its portfolio through strategic asset sales. Over the past year, DHC has divested a number of medical office and life science properties, concentrating its medical office exposure on outpatient facilities.
Operationally, DHC has spent the past year transitioning communities to new operators. Bilotto said those partners are helping unlock value through stronger sales initiatives, new revenue opportunities tied to higher-acuity care, and expense-management programs. The company recently raised its 2026 guidance, driven in part by operational efficiencies achieved across the portfolio.