Things are looking up for senior living operators, but they are anything but out of the woods. In fact, three challenges remain very much in the picture.
Sector’s housing stock grows at uneven pace, NIC reports
By
John O'Connor
Sep 01, 2014
Seniors housing stock collectively rose by 0.1% in the second quarter, putting the sector on pace for a 1.5% annual increase, according to new data from the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing...
Maybe the worst really is over
By
John O'Connor
Nov 10, 2022
For two solid years, the pandemic has been doing some very nasty things to the senior living sector. But if recent earnings calls are any indication, happier days may be here again.
Little change for occupancy
By
John O'Connor
Aug 01, 2016
Senior living occupancy rates averaged 89.7% in the second quarter, according to the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care. That marked a 0.3% downturn from the first quarter. Within the...
Occupancy numbers hit historic lows: NIC
By
John O'Connor
Jul 10, 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in the second quarter, units in the senior living sector emptied out as never before. Occupancy levels declined by 2.8% to 84.9%, according to the National Investment...
No surprise why this event was a SMASH-ing success
By
John O'Connor
Sep 26, 2019
There are quite a few reasons why this week’s Senior Care Sales & Marketing Summit attracted an overflow crowd.
The real problem exposed by declining occupancy levels
By
John O'Connor
Sep 07, 2017
It’s getting tougher to keep assisted living buildings filled, but some explanations as to why seem to be ill-fitting.
New Senior Investment Group opts to go it alone
By
John O'Connor
Nov 21, 2018
As expected, New Senior Investment Group has announced its plan to internalize management beginning in January. The move follows income and occupancy challenges at the publicly traded real estate investment...
Executives more interested in acquisitions than new construction, survey finds
By
John O'Connor
Feb 20, 2019
“Build it and they will come” may be the mantra in “Field of Dreams.” But it appears to be advice senior living executives are less willing to embrace these days, if a recent annual survey is accurate.
Pay no attention to senior living’s identity crisis
By
John O'Connor
Apr 19, 2018
The latest occupancy numbers for assisted living point to absorption issues. But they may reveal another issue as well.