Sunrise Senior Living
On August 22, 2012, Sunrise was purchased by Health Care REIT for an estimated $845 million.
Sunrise has pursued an aggressive growth strategy, partnering with real estate firms rather than owning and operating its own facilities. In 2010 Sunrise closed all of its locations in Germany.
In 2003 the name of the company was changed from Sunrise Assisted Living to Sunrise Senior Living.
In 2008, Paul Klaassen stepped down as CEO and was replaced by Mark Ordan.
To mark the 30th Anniversary of Sunrise Senior Living in 2011, the company changed the Sunrise logo from green to orange.
In 2011, Sunrise Senior Living employs approximately 31,000 and operated more than 300 retirement communities internationally.
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