The American College of Health Care Administrators is discontinuing the exams for the certified assisted living administrator (CALA) and certified nursing home administrator (CNHA) credentials, the organization...
Residents’ chronic conditions could push operators to integrate care, housing: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 15, 2022
WASHINGTON, DC — US senior living residents average more than a dozen chronic conditions each, and many residents use high-cost healthcare services, suggesting ways that operators can integrate care...
Assisted living occupancy falls to all-time low in second quarter, NIC says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 12, 2019
Assisted living occupancy in the second quarter fell to 85.1%, the lowest point since the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care began collecting data in 2006, the organization said Thursday.
Choose: Medical or social model, Mace says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 05, 2015
Senior living operators must decide whether they want to offer a medical model, a social model or a hybrid, says National Investment Center for Seniors Housing and Care Chief Economist Beth Mace.
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 13, 2021
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Where the seniors housing market is headed
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 02, 2015
When it comes to predicting what the seniors housing market will do, “it’s time to roll up your sleeves and…understand what’s going on in your properties and in your markets,”...
Speakers: Integrating health services into assisted living presents opportunities, challenges
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 10, 2016
Assisted living operators that pursue offering health services to their residents will be confronted with risks, but they also will face potential rewards, said speakers during a 2016 NIC Spring Investment...
Senior living’s biggest challenge officially has been revealed
By
John O'Connor
Apr 25, 2019
A landmark study released this week paints a sobering portrait of senior living affordability for many older Americans. It also should send this strong message to many operators: Change or else.
Best and worst markets for seniors housing occupancy
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 11, 2016
Seniors housing operators and investors will want to look beyond what is occurring nationally to what is happening in local markets, says NIC’s chief economist.