Senior living occupancy increases again but still lags pre-COVID levels
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 07, 2023
Senior living occupancy marked eight consecutive quarters of increases in the second quarter, but pre-pandemic levels remain elusive, according to NIC MAP Vision data analyzed by the National Investment...
Chapman, Duker, Kramer are 2024 inductees into Senior Living Hall of Fame
Jan 05, 2024
The late George Chapman, along with Marilynn Duker and Robert G. Kramer, are the 2024 inductees into the Senior Living Hall of Fame, the American Seniors Housing Association announced Thursday.
Inventory growth knocks assisted living occupancy to lowest point since 2009
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 12, 2017
Occupancy rates for assisted living communities reached their lowest point in eight years in the second quarter, driven down by inventory growth that outpaced healthy absorption rates, according to data...
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...
As pandemic continues, solving labor challenges becomes even more urgent, leaders say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 04, 2022
COVID-19 and the labor issues it exacerbates will be a primary focus of senior living providers for much or all of 2022, with recovery extending into 2023 and beyond, industry leaders tell McKnight’s...
Pandemic means 41,000 fewer senior housing units could be needed: analysis
By
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...
Seniors housing continues to produce strong returns
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 04, 2017
Seniors housing continues to produce higher annualized total returns than apartment, hotel, office and retail properties, according to the National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries.
Assisted living occupancy inches up in third quarter
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 12, 2017
Occupancy in assisted living communities averaged 86.6% during the third quarter, up 0.2 percentage point from the second quarter, when it had fallen to its lowest point ever for the second time in 11...
Senior housing transaction volume down 78% in second quarter
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 23, 2017
Senior housing transaction volume in the second quarter was down 78% from the first quarter, mainly because of a decrease in institutional buyers, according to Bill Kauffman, senior principal at the National...
Meet Beth Burnham Mace, Hall of Honor inductee
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 20, 2020
Beth Burnham Mace, chief economist and director of outreach at the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care, is a member of the 2020 McKnight’s Women of Distinction Hall of Honor.