CCRC residents ‘significantly safer’ from COVID deaths than older adults not living in congregate...
By
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...
Senior living sees all-time-high affordability, potential expansion of penetration rate
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 03, 2024
Senior living affordability is improving, and a growing customer base that is materially better off financially than members of previous generations could expand the penetration rate, according to the...
Reimagining demand: From demographics into dynamics
By
Daniel Lindberg
Dec 11, 2023
As development enters a new flow cycle in 2024 and 2025, industry stakeholders should consider how they assess market opportunities.
NIC: Loan delinquencies still above pre-COVID levels but trend down
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 11, 2022
The number of delinquent loans in the long-term care industry edged down in the second quarter, but delinquencies remain above pre-COVID levels, according to a report released Wednesday by the National...
Skilled nursing demand increasing, but staffing remains issue
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 07, 2022
killed nursing occupancy increased by 48 basis points from July to August to end the month at 78.8%, according to the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care’s most recent skilled nursing...
Skilled nursing occupancy tops 82 percent for first time since April 2020
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 07, 2023
Skilled nursing occupancy is up 142 basis points year over year as of the end of August. Occupancy reached 82.3% in August, topping 82% for the first time since April 2020, according to the latest Skilled...
Take the points
By
John O'Connor
Oct 12, 2023
Several pieces of news provide reasons to feel optimistic about the near future of senior living.
Ziegler predicts ‘fierce headwinds’ continuing into new year
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 09, 2023
“Fierce headwinds” will keep blowing for long-term care providers in 2023, according to specialty investment bank Ziegler. Inflationary pressures and workforce challenges are still in play, but reasons...
Senior living construction challenges continue post-pandemic: NIC
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 20, 2023
A combination of challenges have prolonged timelines for senior living projects since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and those delays will become even more problematic as the senior living industry...
Investor optimism abounds about future of senior living
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 01, 2022
Despite increasing expenses squeezing operator margins and investment returns, even more reasons exist to be optimistic about senior living’s outlook, according to a new report on emerging real estate...