Life plan communities positively affect resident wellness, study finds
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 28, 2019
Residents of life plan communities scored higher on positive measures of several types of wellness than did older adults living in the community at large — and lower in one area — in newly released...
They’ll pardon your dust. But don’t you dare ignore the things that matter
By
John O'Connor
Sep 20, 2018
Have operators bent on change become a bit tone deaf about what really matters?
NIC: Assisted living occupancy rate strongest in 2 years at 85.7 percent in fourth quarter
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 10, 2020
Assisted living occupancy increased to 85.7% in the fourth quarter of 2019, up from a recent record low of 85.1% earlier in the year as demand outpaced new inventory growth, according to data released...
Residents’ chronic conditions could push operators to integrate care, housing: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 15, 2022
WASHINGTON, DC — US senior living residents average more than a dozen chronic conditions each, and many residents use high-cost healthcare services, suggesting ways that operators can integrate care...
A resident shares the benefits of CCRC living
By
Linda Muston
Jan 04, 2016
I’m not sure that any recruiter or marketing professional can itemize all the little advantages of retirement residence living without personally experiencing it as my husband and I have.
Life plan community residents report wellness benefits, survey finds
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 17, 2018
Life plan community residents tend to experience greater levels of wellness than community-dwelling adults in five of six dimensions, according to preliminary first-year results of a study of more than...
CCRC occupancy drops to record low in fourth quarter but remains much higher than other occupancies
By
Amy Novotney
Feb 04, 2021
Average occupancy within life plan communities fell another 90 basis points in the fourth quarter, dropping to a new record low of 85.7%, according to the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing...
CCRC demand remains robust: Fitch
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 09, 2022
Favorable demographic trends, with more Americans reaching retirement age, the ability to absorb cost inflation and good access to capital markets, will keep the continuing care retirement / life plan...
Long Island CCRC to offer specialty, primary care for residents, staff, greater community
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 03, 2022
A partnership between Peconic Landing, a continuing care retirement community in Greenport, NY, and Stony Brook Medicine will result in the CCRC cut the ribbon on its new Center for Well-Being on May 18...
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...