COVID down, interest up, but senior living occupancy unchanged as inventory grows
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 09, 2021
Senior housing occupancy (independent living and assisted living combined) held steady at 78.7% in the second quarter, despite declining cases of COVID-19 and increasing interest in independent living...
SNF occupancy continues steady increases: NIC
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 06, 2021
The upward trend in skilled nursing occupancy continued month to month in the first quarter of 2021, according to the Skilled Nursing Monthly Report for April, published Friday by the National Investment...
Individual senior living properties perform about as well as they did a year ago: NIC analysis
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 27, 2021
Last year’s senior living occupancy seems to be an indicator of current performance, according to Beth Burnham Mace, chief economist, and Anne Standish, research statistician, at the National Investment...
Skilled nursing occupancy has ‘taken a jolt’ as delta variant spreads: NIC survey
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 20, 2021
Skilled nursing occupancy has “taken a jolt” in the past 30 days, according to National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care Senior Principal Lana Peck said, citing results of Wave 32 of the...
Texas among states with big gains in senior housing inventory
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 26, 2017
When it comes to senior living, Texas is hopping — or at least parts of it are.
Two paths to higher occupancy, per NIC
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 14, 2018
Two paths can help senior living operators prevent occupancy from dropping any further, according to the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.
Where independent living inventory growth is strongest
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 24, 2018
Seven metropolitan areas account for approximately one-third of the inventory growth in independent living over the past year, according to the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.
22 markets see occupancy challenges in first quarter
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 26, 2018
Twenty-two of the 31 markets tracked by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing and Care had senior living community occupancy rates that were lower in the first quarter than year-earlier levels,...
Seniors housing a ‘best bet’ for investors: report
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 17, 2018
Several factors are converging to make seniors housing one of the “expected best bets” for investors this year, according to a new report.
Lifestyle factors may cut dementia risk in patients with diabetes
Sep 14, 2022
For people with diabetes, the hazard ratio for dementia was 0.46 for those with a lifestyle score of 7 versus 0 to 2.