Improving diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in senior living ‘not a quick fix’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 24, 2022
Senior living companies will have their first opportunity to share information about their diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging efforts with the Senior Living DEIB Coalition when a survey goes out...
Middle market senior housing needs ‘secret sauce’ from operators to work: panel
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 10, 2022
The “secret sauce” for middle market senior housing includes a quality living environment without going overboard, one expert says.
CCRC occupancy inches up to 85.7 percent in fourth quarter
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 03, 2022
Life plan community occupancy was 85.7% in the fourth quarter of 2021, up 0.3 percentage points from the third quarter and 1.4 percentage points from a pandemic low seen in the first two quarters of the...
Senior living occupancy recovery may stretch into 2023 — or 2028, leaders say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 05, 2022
SAs the pandemic nears its second anniversary, occupancy appears to be moving in a positive direction but still may be in recovery mode at this time next year — and maybe for much longer, industry leaders...
As pandemic continues, solving labor challenges becomes even more urgent, leaders say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 04, 2022
COVID-19 and the labor issues it exacerbates will be a primary focus of senior living providers for much or all of 2022, with recovery extending into 2023 and beyond, industry leaders tell McKnight’s...
Big senior living stories of 2021
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 22, 2021
2021 began with the hope that the new COVID-19 vaccine being rolled out to assisted living communities and nursing homes would help control a pandemic that had caused so much illness, death, loneliness,...
Senior living operators express optimism in increasing development pipelines
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 19, 2021
Improving lead volumes in senior living and a recent increase in construction lending reflect expectations that development pipelines will increase soon, according to the latest NIC Executive Survey Insights...
Partnerships, universal workers keys to successful middle market communities, execs say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 04, 2021
Relationships with third parties, the use of universal workers, pared-down offerings and strict expense control — but not skimping on quality — are keys to a successful senior living model serving...
Life plan community unit absorption rebounds in third quarter: Ziegler
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 04, 2021
After five quarters of negative absorption during the pandemic, life plan community unit absorption not only rebounded in the third quarter but has achieved its strongest pace since the fourth quarter...
Dwindling savings, less fear of COVID may drive some back to work, experts say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 03, 2021
Employers in senior living and care and other industries may see their workforce challenges lessen a bit as some peoples’ savings accumulated over the pandemic dry up and as fear of COVID-19 subsides,...