Favorable rate, occupancy growth bright spots for CCRCs still battling staffing shortages
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 21, 2023
Favorable rate and occupancy growth are providing some relief to continuing care retirement / life plan communities as they claw their way back from pandemic-related staffing shortages, according to a...
A shipshape approach to senior living?
By
John O'Connor
Apr 01, 2021
What are the biggest barriers to affordable seniors housing Lately, this issue has received considerable discussion and some debate. For my money, two challenges rise above the rest.
AARP: Older adults’ contribution to global GDP expected to increase dramatically by 2050
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 14, 2022
Older adults contributed $45 trillion to the global gross domestic product in 2020, according to AARP’s recently released Global Longevity Economy Outlook.
Almost half of all baby boomer workers expect to work past 70 or not retire, survey finds
By
Max Bachmann
Jul 10, 2023
Baby boomers are the generation most cynical about retirement prospects, according to the Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies’ 23rd Annual Retirement Survey.
Loans for new construction bounced back in 4th quarter: NIC
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 12, 2023
After a sharp decline in the issuance of mini-perm/bridge debt for senior living in the third quarter of 2022 , senior living loans bounced back in the fourth quarter to levels seen earlier in the year,...
One-fifth of Americans 59+ have net worth of $0 or less
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 24, 2023
Almost a third of Americans (31%) report having a net worth $0 or less, a new study finds. And for Americans 59 and older who may be contemplating retirement, 21% report that their total amount of liabilities...
Increasing personal needs allowance is about ‘dignity’ for residents, lawmakers say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 30, 2023
A bill proposing to double the monthly personal needs allowance for some senior living and other long-term care residents is about “dignity,” according to its sponsors.
Monthly fee increases in independent living hit historic high: Ziegler
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 28, 2022
Monthly fees for independent living residents increased at a higher rate than in previous years, and they are higher than predictions made last year, according to respondents to a survey by specialty investment...
Chronic kidney disease may be overestimated in the elderly
Sep 08, 2021
Using a fixed estimated glomerular filtration rate threshold rather than an age-adapted definition may overestimate the burden of CKD.
COVID, workforce, financial issues confront senior living providers as 2023 starts, leaders say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 03, 2023
Addressing the burnout plaguing existing employees while working to entice others to join the industry will be a focus of providers in 2023.