Increasing independent living presence on many operators’ to-do lists: NIC
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 06, 2022
Half of long-term care executives surveyed about their care and service offering mix expect to increase their presence in independent living in the next year, according to the National Investment Center...
Staffing remains top challenge for senior living operators: NIC
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 17, 2021
Staffing shortages continue to plague senior living and other long-term care operators, with attracting community and caregiving staff remaining a “significant challenge,” along with increasing turnover,...
Senior living operators express optimism in increasing development pipelines
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 19, 2021
Improving lead volumes in senior living and a recent increase in construction lending reflect expectations that development pipelines will increase soon, according to the latest NIC Executive Survey Insights...
Senior living operators ‘incredibly agile and dedicated’ during COVID-19 pandemic: study
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 29, 2021
Senior living and care providers have been “incredibly agile and dedicated” during the pandemic, working 24 / 7 to keep residents safe, researchers concluded after interviews with operators about their...
Latest senior living stats reason to be ‘cautiously optimistic’ about comeback from pandemic
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 08, 2021
The latest NIC MAP quarterly data, released Thursday, provide reasons to be “cautiously optimistic” about the senior living industry’s comeback from the pandemic, National Investment Center for Seniors...
U.S. News launches ‘Best Senior Living’ program
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 07, 2021
U.S. News & World Report has launched a “Best Senior Living” initiative with the goal of releasing inaugural listings for consumers in the first quarter of 2022. The program will cover individual...
A new chapter along the array of care
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 09, 2021
LeadingAge Minnesota’s retiring chief, Gayle Kvenvold, shares insights gleaned over a 52-year career and discusses how the industry has changed, what’s in store for the future, lessons from the...
64 percent of senior living communities saw no COVID-19-related deaths: NIC-funded study
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 03, 2021
A majority (64%) of senior living communities reported no COVID-19 deaths in 2020, according to an analysis of COVID-19 deaths across the long-term care residential continuum released today.
Senior living’s pandemic losses projected to grow to $30 billion through June
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 24, 2021
Senior living providers have incurred $22.5 billion in pandemic-related costs to date, with uncompensated financial losses expected to grow to $29.8 billion through the first half of this year, according...
State of senior living reveals resilience, opportunity, strength
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 12, 2021
Opportunity called, and it’s time for change. Tom Meyers, senior managing director of specialty investment bank Ziegler, used that phrase during a “State of Senior Living 2021” webinar Tuesday with...