Healthpeak continues exit of ‘volatile’ senior housing market with $4B in sales, moves headquarters
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 04, 2020
Although not the reason behind Healthpeak Properties’ planned exit of its senior housing operating and triple-net lease portfolio businesses, COVID-19 certainly served as a catalyst for a full exit,...
College campus CCRC learns COVID lessons
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 29, 2020
New continuing care retirement community The Spires at Berry College in Rome, GA, has been welcoming residents in stages since June. The setting is of “tremendous value,” even — or especially...
Life plan community model remains stable, viable: report
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 16, 2020
Life plan communities were the type of senior living community least affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, reaffirming their stable future, according to a report from specialty investment bank Ziegler.
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...
Seniors housing municipal bonds under distress due to COVID-19 costs
By
Amy Novotney
May 29, 2020
The coronavirus is pushing more continuing care retirement communities into financial upheaval and putting pressure on the municipal bonds that financed them, according to an article Wednesday in Bloomberg...
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...
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...
CCRC segments see higher occupancy than same segments in freestanding communities: NIC
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 26, 2018
Occupancy in various levels of care or service within continuing care retirement communities generally has been higher than occupancy in freestanding, non-CCRC communities offering those same levels of...
Operations, profitability remain stable for CCRCs, Fitch says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 06, 2018
Operations and profitability remain stable for U.S. continuing care retirement communities, according to a newly released report from Fitch Ratings. Ratings pressure could be on the way, however.
Baby boomers bode well for CCRCs
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 16, 2018
Continuing care retirement communities are expected to hold much appeal to baby boomers, and the good news is, the first wave of boomers will be entering the target age range for such communities within...