Nonprofits making deals need to be fully prepared: speakers
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Amy Novotney
Sep 25, 2020
When it comes to acquisitions, affiliations and dispositions, nonprofits must do all they can to be educated buyers and sellers, according to speakers Thursday at the Ziegler Senior Living Finance + Strategy...
Current lending environment tough across all asset classes: NIC/Ziegler survey
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Amy Novotney
Sep 30, 2020
Current lending spread differentials between majority assisted living/memory care communities and majority nursing facilities are remarkably similar, with most lenders quoting spread ranges of 3% to 4%...
CCRC occupancy drops to record low of 84.3 percent in the first quarter: NIC/Ziegler analysis
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Amy Novotney
Apr 26, 2021
Continuing care retirement community occupancy fell 1.4% from the fourth quarter to 84.3%, according to an analysis by specialty investment bank Ziegler, using NIC MAP data. The drop signals another new...
Business briefs for Monday, Nov. 2
Nov 02, 2020
Fed lowers minimum loan amount to $100,000 for Main Street Lending Program … Most cities ill-equipped to meet the needs of older residents: report … Ziegler closes $125M in financing for CCRC owner...
Number of operators investing in video conferencing capabilities for residents has quadrupled since 2018:...
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Amy Novotney
Feb 10, 2021
Three-fourths of senior living and care providers invested in video conferencing capabilities for residents last year, quadrupling the number of providers who did so just two years earlier, according to...
Financial pressures, leadership burnout will drive ongoing industry consolidation, Ziegler says
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Amy Novotney
Dec 21, 2020
The growing complexity of the senior living sector, particularly around healthcare and COVID-19-related activities and their expense, has put more organized, stronger senior living providers in a better...
CCRC occupancy drops to record low in fourth quarter but remains much higher than other occupancies
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Amy Novotney
Feb 04, 2021
Average occupancy within life plan communities fell another 90 basis points in the fourth quarter, dropping to a new record low of 85.7%, according to the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing...
Business briefs for Tuesday, July 21
Jul 21, 2020
Seniors housing and care M&A activity falls to seven-year low in Q2: Irving Levin Associates … New York lawmakers considering rollback of liability protections for nursing homes … Ziegler closes nearly...
Nonprofits cite pandemic for revenue decline
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Amy Novotney
Sep 11, 2020
Operators’ bottom line clearly have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, but a new report by specialty investment bank Ziegler shows just how hard. The firm surveyed 230 senior living operators, largely...
COVID-19 ushers in new construction realities
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Amy Novotney
Sep 11, 2020
More than six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, flexibility and planning for the unexpected top the list of necessities when it comes to undergoing construction projects within seniors housing. That’s...