Pandemic-delayed move-ins mean residents come to senior living with greater needs: NIC
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 21, 2022
Residents moving into senior living communities are coming with greater needs, according to the latest Executive Survey Insights from the National Investment Center for Senior Housing & Care.
What the inflation rate increase to 8.5 percent means to senior living
By
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...
Pandemic means 41,000 fewer senior housing units could be needed: analysis
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 18, 2021
COVID-19 deaths have curtailed short-term supply needs for senior housing. The projected senior housing units needed to serve those 85 or older in 2021 are less than pre-pandemic estimates by as many as...
Meeting the needs of older adults means focusing on the middle, industry experts say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 09, 2020
Economic pressures placed on middle-income older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic has created a growing population of seniors with housing needs but limited resources. Senior housing providers recognize...
Senior living oversupply means $20 billion in capital not earning returns: NIC speakers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 27, 2017
Oversupply in senior living means that almost $20 billion in capital is not earning returns in the marketplace, two speakers told those attending a Tuesday afternoon session at the National Investment...
What Brexit means to U.S. seniors housing
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 30, 2016
Beth Burnham Mace, chief economist for the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care, explains the potential broad effects of the United Kingdom decision to leave the European Union and how...
What Fed rate hike means for senior living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 16, 2015
The Federal Reserve’s decision to increase its benchmark interest rate for the first time since 2008 will have positive and negative effects on the seniors housing sector, Beth Mace, chief economist...
Senior living sees overall occupancy increase for 12th consecutive quarter
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 12, 2024
Senior living occupancy saw its 12th consecutive quarter of overall occupancy gains in the second quarter, although independent living broke previous patterns by surpassing assisted living in its occupancy...
Senior living sees all-time-high affordability, potential expansion of penetration rate
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 03, 2024
Senior living affordability is improving, and a growing customer base that is materially better off financially than members of previous generations could expand the penetration rate, according to the...
$1 trillion investment shortage in senior living development expected by 2040
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 27, 2024
A $275 billion investment gap in senior living development across the country by 2030 means there won’t be enough housing to meet the demand of older adults in the next five years, according to new data...