Senior housing market likely to rebound from pandemic recession: NIC analysis
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 07, 2021
The senior housing market rebounded during the 2007-09 global financial crisis and is likely to bounce back similarly from the COVID-19 recession, according to side-by-side analyses of the two economic...
Pandemic means 41,000 fewer senior housing units could be needed: analysis
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 18, 2021
COVID-19 deaths have curtailed short-term supply needs for senior housing. The projected senior housing units needed to serve those 85 or older in 2021 are less than pre-pandemic estimates by as many as...
Job levels continue to ‘contract’ for skilled nursing facilities: NIC
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 08, 2021
Labor Department data released for August were “disappointing,” according to Beth Burnham Mace, chief economist at the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.
Economic growth begins to wane
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 31, 2021
Although the United States saw a significant rise in gross domestic product in the second quarter, growth is likely to be much slower in the coming months, according to Beth Burnham Mace, chief economist...
Senior living occupancy rose 0.6 percentage points in second quarter: NIC
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 02, 2023
Senior living occupancy (independent living and assisted living) rose 0.6 percentage points to 83.7% from the first quarter to the end of the second quarter. That’s according to the analytics research...
‘We’re on our way’ to recovery in senior housing real estate: expert
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 26, 2022
The senior housing real estate market is poised for a good recovery after the challenges of operating during a pandemic, according to Michael Acton, managing director and head of research at AEW.
$1 billion record set for mini-perm / bridge loans to senior living: NIC
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 16, 2022
The issuance of new mini-perm / bridge loans for senior living operators hit a record high of nearly $1 billion in the fourth quarter of 2021, whereas the issuance of permanent senior living loans moderated,...
‘Needs-based character’ makes senior living attractive to investors, expert says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 22, 2021
Senior housing is still in recovery mode from the COVID-19 pandemic, but the sector still offers investment opportunities, according to Robb Chapin, a partner at Bridge Investment Group.
Assisted living, independent living see ‘absorption in the green’ for first time in more than a year
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 13, 2021
The year-over-year change in occupied units for both assisted living and independent living was positive in August, at 1% and 0.4%, respectively, according to the intraquarterly report published last week...
Occupancy, move-ins increase; attracting staff remains major challenge: NIC survey
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 16, 2021
The senior living and care industry is slowly rebooting since the COVID-19 vaccine came online, according to results of the latest executive survey released Thursday by the National Investment Center for...