The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care Fall Conference will start soon, and the excitement already is building.
Senior living operators, ready for some small ball?
By
John O'Connor
May 23, 2019
A landmark report is calling on senior living operators to consider reducing prices.
You may not like what the NIC’s middle-market study reveals
By
John O'Connor
Apr 13, 2017
It’s very possible the real payoff of the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care study of middle-market demand for seniors housing may be the reality check it delivers. And here, I’m...
A solution to family caregiving challenges?
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 05, 2015
An overheard conversation, a report on family caregiving and messages of NIC National Conference speakers converge in my brain.
These programs are the future of senior living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 12, 2023
Just as important as selecting replacements for executives from existing pools of talent is building and expanding the pipeline of leadership candidates for the future — and not just at the very top....
The secret to reaching potential residents
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 03, 2016
Ten thousand Americans turn 65 every day, and if the senior living industry wants to attract them sooner rather than later, communities need to start doing things differently, Cornerstone Affiliates President...
How to sleep tight when traveling
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 17, 2017
If you’re headed to a major senior living conference this year, you may find a new “best of” cities list of interest. But this is a list that no city wants to be on.
Payers ‘can’t ignore assisted living,’ former senators say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 27, 2017
Former Sens. Tom Daschle and Bill Frist showed prescience at the NIC Spring Investment Forum when they said that any reform to the Affordable Care Act would need bipartisan support to be successful. They...
An ally in the minimum wage battle
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 14, 2016
Senior living operators who oppose an increase in the national minimum wage to $15 have an ally in Richard Fisher, former president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank in Dallas.
It’ll be a shame if we don’t act soon to address caregiver issues
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 26, 2016
The United States probably won’t be implementing one country’s ideas to address challenges related to an aging population, but we need to do something, and quickly.