Assisted living demand bouncing back at twice the rate of independent living: NIC analysis
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 21, 2022
After a pandemic-induced drop in assisted living demand, things are looking up, according to experts at the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.
Occupancy levels likely to have reached low point: NIC report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 14, 2021
Senior living occupancy levels appear to be inching their way back from an all-time low of 78.7% in March, according to the intra-quarterly report published last week by the National Investment Center...
Riverside, CA, first primary market to reach pre-pandemic stabilized occupancy level
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 21, 2022
Riverside, CA, is the first of the 31 primary markets that NIC MAP follows to reach its pre-pandemic stabilized occupancy level, according to the intra-quarterly snapshot released Thursday by the National...
What the inflation rate increase to 8.5 percent means to senior living
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 14, 2022
The inflation rate is higher than it’s been in almost 40 years, and the consumer price index increased 1.2% in March on a seasonally adjusted basis after rising 0.8% in February, the Bureau of Labor...
NIC MAP Vision, Trepp partner to streamline access to ‘must have’ CMBS financial data
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 14, 2021
NIC MAP Vision and Trepp are working together to “democratize” the senior housing industry’s access to the must-have commercial mortgage-backed securities, or CMBS, financial data set, according...
Staffing shortages persist but lessen in skilled nursing: NIC
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 31, 2022
More than two years since the start of the pandemic, staffing shortages persist in the skilled nursing sector, according to recent data from the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care. Twenty-five...
Senior living recovery uneven across markets, but sector remains ‘agile and resilient’: NIC analysis
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 21, 2021
Senior housing demand overall began to recover in the second quarter and registered its strongest increase in the third quarter, but some areas are recovering more quickly than others, according to Beth...
Senior housing loan delinquencies decline for third consecutive quarter; nursing care loan delinquencies...
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 16, 2021
Following a pandemic-related high of 3.8% in the third quarter of 2020, delinquencies as a share of total loans for senior living declined for the third consecutive quarter and stood at 1.2% in the second...
Lender gives reasons to be ‘bullish’ on senior housing and care
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 30, 2021
The senior living sector no doubt has seen pandemic-related challenges, but “the fundamentals of the business are sound,” according to Matthew Ruark, senior vice president of commercial and healthcare...
Nearly half of senior living properties see occupancy increase
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 03, 2021
Approximately 18% of properties within the 31 NIC MAP Vision primary markets, and 18% of properties within the 68 secondary markets, reported an increase in occupancy rates in the second quarter, according...