CCRC occupancy inches up to 85.7 percent in fourth quarter
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 03, 2022
Life plan community occupancy was 85.7% in the fourth quarter of 2021, up 0.3 percentage points from the third quarter and 1.4 percentage points from a pandemic low seen in the first two quarters of the...
CCRC residents ‘significantly safer’ from COVID deaths than older adults not living in congregate...
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 02, 2023
SAN DIEGO—Residents of continuing care retirement communities were “significantly safer” from dying from COVID-19 than were older adults living in noncongregate residential settings in the greater...
CCRC occupancy performance holds lessons for success: NIC
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 24, 2023
The ability of continuing care retirement communities to outperform other care settings and maintain consistently high occupancy rates throughout the COVID-19 pandemic offers lessons for the rest of the...
Pandemic causing less disruption in occupancy rates among CCRCs compared with non-CCRCs: report
By
Amy Novotney
Jun 05, 2020
Although the pandemic has slowed the pace of move-ins for all seniors housing and care communities, continuing care retirement communities seem to be outliers. These settings generally have been experiencing...
Opportunities await beyond near-term challenges
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 11, 2019
Recent news is enough to cause any operator, developer or investor to reach for the aspirin. A look at data from the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care, as well as discussions with experts...
CCRCs continue to report higher occupancy than other senior living segments: Ziegler
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 29, 2023
Continuing care retirement / life plan communities continued to outpace non-CCRCs in senior living occupancy in the third quarter, with the independent living and assisted living segments within CCRCs...
The hottest markets for senior living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 26, 2017
National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care Senior Principal Lana Peck revealed the areas of the country with the most new construction for independent living, assisted living and memory care...
Flipping mindset to focus on the future will help CCRCs thrive post-pandemic: speakers
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Amy Novotney
Nov 19, 2020
One of the biggest outcomes of the pandemic on the life plan / continuing care retirement community sector has been giant leaps made in recognizing the importance of connectivity within the lives of older...
U.S. News launches ‘Best Senior Living’ program
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 07, 2021
U.S. News & World Report has launched a “Best Senior Living” initiative with the goal of releasing inaugural listings for consumers in the first quarter of 2022. The program will cover individual...