New research could help attract residents, but a to-do list remains
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 07, 2021
Senior living operators received some good news last week with the publication of the results of a long-awaited study of COVID mortality rates in the United States in residential senior housing and care...
Senior housing market likely to rebound from pandemic recession: NIC analysis
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 07, 2021
The senior housing market rebounded during the 2007-09 global financial crisis and is likely to bounce back similarly from the COVID-19 recession, according to side-by-side analyses of the two economic...
64 percent of senior living communities saw no COVID-19-related deaths: NIC-funded study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 03, 2021
A majority (64%) of senior living communities reported no COVID-19 deaths in 2020, according to an analysis of COVID-19 deaths across the long-term care residential continuum released today.
As lead volumes grow, most operators expect pre-pandemic occupancy in 2022: NIC survey
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 01, 2021
Senior housing and care market fundamentals may have reached a turning point at the end of March, according to results of an executive survey released Thursday by the National Investment Center for Seniors...
Education, mandates, incentives drive high long-term care staff COVID-19 vaccination rates
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 27, 2021
Hawaii’s assisted living and other long-term care facilities are beating the odds — and national averages — by achieving an average 84% staff COVID-19 vaccination rate. Elsewhere, some providers...
CCRC occupancy trends lower but better than non-CCRCs: analysis
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 25, 2021
Occupancy in continuing care retirement communities fell 1.4 percentage points from the fourth quarter to 84.3% through the first quarter of 2021, according to data released Friday by the National Investment...
Senior living investors re-examine portfolios: NIC Leadership Huddle
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 24, 2021
Despite seeing lower occupancy levels through the pandemic, senior living investors are seeing some light at the end of the tunnel, according to panelists at last week’s Leadership Huddle of the National...
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...
50 percent of skilled nursing facilities report occupancy increases: NIC
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 14, 2021
An average of 50% organizations with nursing care beds reported occupancy increases for the period Feb. 8 to May 2, according to the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing and Care’s Executive...
Skilled nursing occupancy begins to stabilize: NIC
By
Amy Novotney
May 07, 2021
Occupancy at U.S. skilled nursing facilities increased to 71.2% in February, as reported by the latest monthly skilled nursing data released Thursday from the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing...