Dust, memories and the conviction that some qualities of Burning Man are applicable — and necessary — in senior living are some of the remnants from the gathering for Juniper Communities’ Lynne...
Juniper counts down to Burning Man
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 16, 2016
In a little more than a week, 17 people will begin gathering in the Nevada desert to start fulfilling a vision to “repaint the picture and write a new story of aging in America.”
Seniors housing remains a stable investment, survey says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 28, 2016
Real estate professionals remain generally optimistic that seniors housing will remain a stable investment, according to results of a new survey.
NIC: Rough road ahead for independent living?
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 06, 2016
Data released Wednesday by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care’s MAP Data Service indicate a potentially rough road ahead for independent living operators.
What Brexit means to U.S. seniors housing
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 30, 2016
Beth Burnham Mace, chief economist for the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care, explains the potential broad effects of the United Kingdom decision to leave the European Union and how...
Seniors housing good investment: report
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 26, 2016
Seniors housing proved to be a good investment in the first quarter of this year, according to new data.
NIC: Senior housing construction falls in first quarter
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 06, 2016
Senior housing starts in the first quarter of 2016 slowed for the second consecutive quarter, suggesting that the market is responding to concerns about supply, according to the latest data from the National...
Consumer education important
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 28, 2016
A conversation with a reader last week got me thinking some more about the importance of being accurate and precise in the language we use. In fact, the health of the senior living industry depends on...
Leaders share ways to minimize risk in senior living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 13, 2016
Senior living operators are taking several approaches to minimize payment and outcomes-related risk, participants in a panel discussion told National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care CEO Robert...
An ally in the minimum wage battle
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 14, 2016
Senior living operators who oppose an increase in the national minimum wage to $15 have an ally in Richard Fisher, former president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank in Dallas.