Rise in nursing home costs ‘drastically’ affects middle class: analysis
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 25, 2023
Increasing nursing home costs “drastically affect” members of the middle class, who may not qualify for Medicaid but can’t afford the specialized geriatric services that Medicare won’t pay...
California study holds lessons for middle-market providers nationwide: NIC
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 01, 2022
The first state-level assessment of middle-income older adults that the National Investment Center for Senior Housing & Care conducted has lessons for providers all over the country, NIC Senior Principal...
Senior living posts negative total return
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 15, 2023
The senior living sector posted a total return of –1.15% in the third quarter, according to the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care. That’s after posting a positive total return of...
NIC: Loan delinquencies still above pre-COVID levels but trend down
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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...
Data, analytics increasingly important in senior living
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 20, 2022
Data and analytics are “revolutionizing” senior living, founder and strategic adviser to the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care Robert Kramer wrote Tuesday in a blog post.
Loans for new construction bounced back in 4th quarter: NIC
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 12, 2023
After a sharp decline in the issuance of mini-perm/bridge debt for senior living in the third quarter of 2022 , senior living loans bounced back in the fourth quarter to levels seen earlier in the year,...
Construction loan closings for skilled nursing increased sixfold in first quarter: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 12, 2022
Nursing care saw a sixfold increase quarter over quarter in construction loan closings in the first quarter of 2022, according to the most recent Lending Trends Report published Thursday by the National...
Fed unlikely to ‘take its foot off the brake’ anytime soon
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 03, 2023
The economic landscape remains volatile, National Investment Centers for Seniors Housing & Care Chief Economist and Director of Outreach Beth Burnham Mace said Wednesday at NIC’s Spring Conference.
‘Two markets’ affecting senior living investments: NIC
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 22, 2023
“It’s a tale of two markets and many influencing factors as we move further into 2023,” National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care Chief Economist Beth Burnham Mace wrote Tuesday in a...
Long-term care sees record-level M&A activity
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 21, 2023
Halfway through the year, the long-term care sector “continue[s] to see record-level activity and organizations exploring the benefits of a potential affiliation with another not-for-profit, as well...