Lead volumes improving, construction lending is increasing: NIC survey
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 19, 2021
Lead volumes are heading toward pre-pandemic levels, and construction lending is on the rise, according to Wave 34 of the Executive Survey released Thursday by the National Investment Center for Seniors...
Number of nurse practitioners increases 9 percent since May
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 12, 2022
The number of licensed nurse practitioners has grown by 9% since May, according to data released Thursday from the Austin, TX-based American Association of Nurse Practitioners.
Operators welcome delays in enforcing New York’s nursing home staffing requirements
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 22, 2022
Some unions and advocates for older adults are concerned that minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes passed last May by New York state lawmakers have not taken effect.
Senior living experiences highest year-over-year growth in asking rates since 2017: NIC
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 02, 2022
The independent living, assisted living and memory care sectors of long-term care in the fourth quarter of 2021 all experienced the highest year-over-year growth in asking rates since NIC MAP began reporting...
Senior living investors anticipate rising cap rates over next year, survey shows
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 20, 2022
More than 71% of investors expect rising interest rates and other pressures to push capitalization rates up over the next 12 months. That’s according to respondents in the ninth annual Wealth Management...
Operators express waning optimism regarding operating margins: NIC
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 01, 2022
Rising operating expenses will limit the degree to which operating margins will grow in the next six months. This has contributed to waning optimism, according to the latest Executive Survey Insights report...
Interest rates increase could have ‘silver lining’ for senior living, expert says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 16, 2022
The Federal Reserve’s move Wednesday to raise interest rates by 0.75% could slow new construction in senior housing, National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care Chief Economist Beth Burnham...
New residents moving in with greater care and service needs: NIC
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 06, 2022
Residents moving into senior living communities and skilled nursing facilities require higher levels of care and services than new residents did before the pandemic, according to the latest Executive Survey...
After months of increases, SNF occupancy slowed in September: NIC report
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 10, 2021
Reversing a seven-month trends, skilled nursing occupancy declined to 75.1% between August and September. That amounted to a 27 basis points downturn, according to the latest Skilled Nursing Monthly...
Investors re-evaluate parameters of financial performance post-pandemic: NIC Leadership Huddle
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 17, 2021
Equity and debt partners are looking a little differently at the relationships among revenues, expenses and returns than they did before the pandemic, according to panelists at yesterday’s Leadership...