‘Pervasive’ staffing shortage poses dilemmas for skilled nursing sector
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 25, 2021
Staffing shortages have become “pervasive” nationwide since the pandemic began, and the acute shortage of nursing staff and aides in skilled nursing facilities likely has not hit rock bottom yet, National...
Optimism on operating margins tempered by occupancy recovery, workforce challenges: NIC
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 14, 2022
About half of senior living (independent and assisted living) and skilled nursing operators anticipate that operating margins will improve in the next six months, up from one-third last fall, according...
Future looks bright for nonprofit senior living: Ziegler
By
Amy Novotney
Sep 28, 2020
Thanks to the nation’s shifting demographics and the ability of many nonprofit senior living operators to offer services across the continuum, the future of the sector looks bright, according to speakers...
Seniors housing lenders returning but under more conservative terms, Ziegler/NIC survey shows
By
Amy Novotney
Dec 16, 2020
Roughly half of seniors housing and care lenders say they are now lending on new construction, but the maximum loan-to-cost percentage, spreads and recourse requirements have become more onerous since...
No surprise why this event was a SMASH-ing success
By
John O'Connor
Sep 26, 2019
There are quite a few reasons why this week’s Senior Care Sales & Marketing Summit attracted an overflow crowd.
Senior living occupancy increases for second quarter in a row; delta variant has little effect
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 06, 2022
Senior living (independent living and assisted living combined) occupancy increased for the second consecutive quarter, rising to 81% in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to NIC MAP data released Thursday...
Senior living occupancy could reach pre-pandemic levels next year: NIC
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 05, 2023
Sustained supply-demand trends could drive senior living occupancy rates to return to pre-pandemic levels in 2024, according to NIC MAP Vision and the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.
Senior housing occupancy increases reflect strong demand: NIC
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 15, 2023
Strong demand is providing a positive outlook for senior living as occupancy levels returned to — or even exceeded — pre-pandemic levels last month, according to just-released NIC MAP Vision data.
Demand patterns reverse course for skilled nursing
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 17, 2022
After reaching dramatic lows during the pandemic, demand patterns for skilled nursing have reversed over the past year, according to the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.
Memory care occupancy increasing
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 03, 2018
Occupancy in memory care increased in the third quarter, somewhat reversing from a downward trend that had begun in the fourth quarter of 2015, according to National Investment Center for Seniors Housing...