Senior living occupancy increases for third quarter in a row, led by assisted living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 08, 2022
Occupancy in senior living communities in the first quarter increased for the third quarter in a row, according to NIC MAP data released Thursday afternoon related to the 31 primary markets that NIC MAP...
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
By
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...
Assisted, independent living move-in rates reached record post-pandemic highs in June: NIC
By
Amy Novotney
Sep 07, 2021
Move-ins outpaced move-outs in all three senior living segments — independent living, assisted living, and memory care — for four consecutive months from March through June of this year, showing continued...
Integrated social–medical model presents opportunities for assisted living operators: panelists
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 15, 2021
Assisted living’s move from a social model to a medical model — or at least a hybrid model — presents marketing and other opportunities for providers, speakers said Wednesday during a leadership...
Pandemic drives senior living occupancy to record lows
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 08, 2021
The coronavirus pandemic continues to negatively affect occupancy in senior living, with percentages released Thursday by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care’s NIC MAP Data Service...
Senior living occupancy falls to all-time low, 80.7 percent: NIC
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 07, 2021
Occupancy at U.S. senior living communities — including independent living and assisted living communities — reached an all-time low of 80.7% in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to data released...
Recovering from emotional, economic effects of pandemic will dominate senior living in 2021
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 04, 2021
Virus-related matters will dominate the actions of senior living owners and operators for the time being, industry leaders told McKnight’s Senior Living.
Big senior living stories of 2020
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 22, 2020
A year ago, nobody in the U.S. senior living industry would have predicted that a pandemic would upend everyone’s personal and professional lives in 2020. But COVID-19 undoubtedly was the story of the...
Senior living occupancy falls slightly in first quarter as industry braces for COVID-19 impact
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 10, 2020
Senior living occupancy fell slightly in the first quarter, according to NIC, but the data do not yet reflect the effects of COVID-19. Meanwhile, a new report from Marcus & Millichap predicts how senior...