Older Americans Act discussion draft prompts litany of recommendations from senior living industry
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 26, 2024
Addressing long-term care opportunities for the direct care workforce and adopting an all-of-government approach to aging are among the recommendations senior living leaders made in comments to senators...
Spot occupancy spikes in June, Welltower reports
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 14, 2022
Spot occupancy in Welltower’s U.S. senior housing operating portfolio rose 120 basis points (1.2%) in the second quarter, with half of that increase occurring in the last two weeks of June, according...
NIC: Senior housing sets record for absorption, nursing home occupancy flat
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 14, 2014
The average occupancy rate for senior housing sailed past 90% in the third quarter, and the absorption rate set a single-quarter record, the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care announced...
Economy showing ‘nascent signs of softening,’ expert says, but mild recession may be on horizon
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 08, 2022
The consumer price index increased 7.7% from October 2021 to October 2022, marking the smallest 12-month advance since January.
Demand patterns reverse course for skilled nursing
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 17, 2022
After reaching dramatic lows during the pandemic, demand patterns for skilled nursing have reversed over the past year, according to the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.
CCRC occupancy performance holds lessons for success: NIC
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 24, 2023
The ability of continuing care retirement communities to outperform other care settings and maintain consistently high occupancy rates throughout the COVID-19 pandemic offers lessons for the rest of the...
Senior living begins 2023 with record demand, occupancy
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 05, 2023
Senior living has a positive story to tell going into a new year, with occupied units at an all-time high and record demand, according to the latest quarterly data from the National Investment Center for...
Meet Heather Turner, 2024 Veteran VIP honoree
By
Adam Healy
Jul 24, 2024
Heather Turner, executive director at Timber Ridge at Talus, LCS in Issaquah, WA, is a Veteran VIP honoree in the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program.
NIC: New inventory, competition continue to affect senior living occupancy
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 05, 2018
The occupancy rate for seniors housing across the United States in the third quarter was at its lowest level since the second quarter of 2011, when it was 87.5%, according to new data released Thursday...
Individual senior living properties perform about as well as they did a year ago: NIC analysis
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 27, 2021
Last year’s senior living occupancy seems to be an indicator of current performance, according to Beth Burnham Mace, chief economist, and Anne Standish, research statistician, at the National Investment...