COVID-19 pandemic may drive more SNF-hospital partnerships: speakers
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 15, 2021
Unlike home health and other post-acute sectors, to date skilled nursing operators and hospitals have not entered into many joint venture partnerships. Yet the COVID-19 pandemic may have been the wakeup...
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...
Senior living occupancy inches up in third quarter
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 07, 2021
A significant rebound in demand combined with a modest increase in supply contributed to a 1.4 percentage point increase in senior housing (independent living and assisted living combined) occupancy in...
Senior living experiences highest year-over-year growth in asking rates since 2017: NIC
By
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
By
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
By
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...
More operators report move-in accelerations than decelerations for first time since pandemic’s start:...
By
Amy Novotney
Feb 26, 2021
For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the share of senior living and skilled nursing organizations reporting an acceleration in the pace of move-ins over the past month is higher than those...