Increased regulation, active adult, Medicaid HCBS top list of trends predicted for senior living in 2024
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 13, 2023
Heightened state regulation, dementia care support, the rise of active adult communities and the increased provision of home- and community-based services to Medicaid beneficiaries are among the top trends...
A game-changing marketing opportunity for senior living
By
John O'Connor
Sep 28, 2023
But this week, another great reason for residents to enter your community was revealed. And it’s nothing short of groundbreaking.
Loan activity at record low for senior living: NIC
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 11, 2023
The issuance of new permanent debt reached a time series low for senior living — and a near record low for skilled nursing — in the first quarter based on the six years since the National Investment...
Caregivers, not just people with dementia, need screenings, interventions for loneliness, study shows
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 20, 2024
Isolation and loneliness are a shared experience and a source of distress not only for people with dementia, but also their caregivers, according to new study findings.
Big senior living stories of 2022
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 22, 2022
Here are some of the major stories that affected senior living providers in 2022.
Payoff makes overcoming barriers to the active adult segment worth it, speakers say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 11, 2024
The senior living industry’s active adult niche will do best if well-executed, and that starts with understanding the consumer, according to experts speaking at the National Investment Center for Seniors...
What’s next after NIC for Brian Jurutka
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 14, 2023
Brian Jurutka, former president and CEO of the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care, has started a new chapter in his career, and it’s one that will enable him to continue to use data...
‘Profound’ financial, workforce challenges persist for senior living providers as 2024 begins
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 02, 2024
Senior living operators will continue to face inflationary pressures and capital market challenges in 2024, but some effects may lessen before the year is out, according to senior living industry experts....
Lease-up pace slowly returning to normal: report
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 03, 2023
The pace of lease-ups and initial move-ins declined in the long-term care during the pandemic era, but the trend is at a pivot point, according to a new report from NIC MAP Vision.
Fed ‘may have gone too far’ with rapid interest rate increases, expert says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 14, 2023
A risk exists that the Federal Reserve “may have gone too far” with rapid interest rate increases over the past 14 months or so “and won’t know until they’ve gone farther,” Mary Ludgin, senior...