Healthcare, Senior Living, Economics
Updates, policy and news in Senior Housing
A product that has seen its share of struggles in the economic downturn is entry-fee CCRCs. To clarify, not all CCRC models are struggling and not even all entry-fee based CCRCs are struggling as certain regions have seen less housing market fall-out and concurrently, operators have done the right things to keep their census stable during the “down … Read more
For the past nine months we’ve watched the cap rates trend up, occupancy trend down and the transaction market remain stagnant. The credit crisis of one year ago definitely chilled the “buyer” side and as a result, shoved values downward. The deals we did see done were few and far between, lots of one off … Read more
Without question, the post-acute healthcare industry is changing. Every sector, from skilled nursing to assisted living to senior housing to home health and hospice has and will continue to undergo, some form of transformation. The reasons are many ranging from federal health policy changes, reimbursement changes, regulatory changes, the economy in general and the real … Read more
Creating the right “next generation” environment requires a complete re-visioning of the convetional senior housing model. Incorporating new design elements within the space is not only mandatory in new environments but critical in existing environments as well. Most assuredly, lifesytle issues will bear far more weight on the success or failure of any new or existing project as the next generation of seniors migrate or downsize from their homes to a specialized environment.
With the economy the way it is and the real estate market not quite into “recovery” mode as of yet, many senior housing projects are struggling to find their footing and thus, achievedesired occupancy levels. This is particularly true of projects that have entry fees or endowments as part of their pricing or where monthly … Read more