‘Replace denial with proposal’ on long-term care, House committee told
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 15, 2019
Congress must “replace denial with a detailed, bipartisan legislative proposal on long-term care” to address the needs of a growing older population facing high costs for healthcare and housing, Robert...
54 percent of middle-income seniors could need housing, care help by 2029, NIC-funded study finds
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 24, 2019
Fifty-four percent of the 14.4 million middle-income older adults in 2029 in the United States will lack the financial resources to pay for senior housing and care, and a combination of public and private...
Assisted living, memory care, middle market among priority areas for provider group in 2020
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 05, 2020
Working to keep the regulation of assisted living at the state level, helping ensure full funding for programs for memory care residents, and advocating for financing reform to help middle-income older...
The clock is ticking for a long-term care financing solution
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 12, 2021
Will a new report on long-term care financing spur action where others have not? Time will tell. But time is of the essence.
NIC-funded study will examine demand for middle-market seniors housing
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 23, 2017
The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care will be making a “major commitment” to studying the demand for middle-market seniors housing, NIC CEO Robert G. Kramer announced Thursday...
McKnight’s Senior Living Newsmakers Podcast: What’s new in the middle market?
Mar 28, 2022
NIC Chief Economist Beth Mace and NIC Principal Ryan Brooks discuss the senior living industry’s latest efforts to reach middle-income older adults with McKnight’s Senior Living Editor Lois...
Just the beginning for middle market push
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 16, 2019
We’ve read — and McKnight’s Senior Living has written — much about the growing need for senior housing for middle-income older adults since April. Interest has not abated.
Big senior living stories of 2019
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 23, 2019
Here’s a look at some of the news that occupied many minds in senior living over the past year.
$125,000 NIC study will assess demand for middle-market seniors housing
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 11, 2017
The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care is spending $125,000 to study the demand for middle-market seniors housing, the organization formally announced Monday. NIC CEO Robert G. Kramer...
Black and Hispanic older adults in ‘Forgotten Middle’ are ‘worst off’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 16, 2024
Trends in home ownership and equity, income, health and other issues indicate that millions of middle-income Black, Hispanic or rural older adults may not have the financial resources they need to pay...