Capital markets continue to be challenged by inflation, interest rates
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 23, 2023
The capital markets landscape continued to face headwinds from persistent inflation and rising interest rates throughout the first half of 2023, Berkadia CEO Justin Wheeler said Wednesday during a webinar...
Evidence points to improving job market in senior living, economist says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 03, 2023
“There’s evidence of improvements in the job market for senior housing,” Beth Burnham Mace, National Investment Center for Seniors Housing and Care chief economist and director of outreach, said...
‘Two markets’ affecting senior living investments: NIC
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 22, 2023
“It’s a tale of two markets and many influencing factors as we move further into 2023,” National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care Chief Economist Beth Burnham Mace wrote Tuesday in a...
FMLA ‘good for business,’ Biden says as act marks 30 years
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 06, 2023
The Family and Medical Leave Act has been good for US businesses, helping to stabilize the workforce and keep the country competitive, President Biden said last week in observing the act’s 30th anniversary.
SNF operators to continue to see profit margins shrink: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 23, 2023
Skilled nursing facilities operators should expect their profit margins to continue to shrink over the next four years, even as other segments of long-term care see modest gains. That’s according to...
California study holds lessons for middle-market providers nationwide: NIC
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 01, 2022
The first state-level assessment of middle-income older adults that the National Investment Center for Senior Housing & Care conducted has lessons for providers all over the country, NIC Senior Principal...
Rate surge seen as threat to middle market enthusiasm
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 27, 2022
Many senior living and care providers across the country have raised their rates this year, as inflation continues to drive expenses for staples such as food, supplies and energy.
Social Security COLA predicted to be lowest in 4 years
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 16, 2024
Slowing inflation means that Social Security beneficiaries will see the lowest cost-of-living adjustment since 2021, according to experts.
Immigration reform needed to beef up care workforce: LeadingAge
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 12, 2024
Immigration reform is needed to bring more foreign-born care workers to the United States, legally, to help resolve long-standing workforce shortages, according to a report published Wednesday by LeadingAge.
Higher interest rates haven’t completely deterred senior living investors
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 09, 2024
Higher interest rates have not necessarily hampered senior living investments, according to Cambridge Realty Capital Senior Vice President Brent Holman-Gomez.