Tag: NIC

Life Plan/CCRC

Mid-Year Senior Living Update

It’s not been quite six months since I’ve taken a deep(ish) look at the state of senior housing/senior living. My last post was in December of last year Not much has changed overall in terms…

Health Policy and Economics

Senior Living Capital Outlook 2025

Since the pandemic (COVID), capital investment in senior living has been disjointed (to say the least). The pandemic constrained demand and as the economy rebounded from periods of lockdowns, supply shortages, work reductions, etc., inflation…

Assisted Living

Twofer Tuesday: Marketing Insights for 2025

The bifurcated title for this post (twofer) means two quick subjects, wrapped into a “what’s next” for 2025. The wrapper in this case is marketing, a subject that I’ve often written about across this blog’s…

Senior Housing

Senior Housing Marketing and Outlook

Entering the final quarter of the year, it seems timely to examine the current trends in senior housing occupancies, identify effective marketing strategies, observe rate trends, and consider the outlook for 2025. The senior housing…

Policy and Politics - Federal

Private Equity Update – Regulation

Not too long ago, I wrote a post regarding federal legislative activity seeking to impose regulation on Private Equity firms investing in senior living organizations (SNFs, home health, hospice, assisted living). That post is available…

Assisted Living

Senior Living Occupancy Up: Challenges Remain

According to data released by NIC (National Investment Center) last week, senior living occupancies ticked up in the first quarter. This is a trend that has continued since the pandemic occupancy “crash”. Other economic data,…

Health Policy and Economics

The Economy and CCRC Performance – Update

Recently (June 12), the Federal Reserve held its latest FOMC (Federal Open Markets Committee) meeting and decided to maintain the current Fed Funds rate within the range of 5.25% to 5.50%. The reasoning remains the…

Senior Housing

Sr. Living Capital Access Still Challenged

Last week, a report from NIC (National Investment Conference) dropped covering the fourth quarter (2023) lending activity in senior living. As in prior quarters, capital access remains challenged. Data for the report came from 17…

Assisted Living

Wednesday Feature: Lending Trends Still Reflecting a Tight Capital Environment

Happy Hump Day! The National Investment Center released its third quarter 2023 lending trends report and while the data is a bit old, it is reflective of current market conditions. The report is available here:…

Assisted Living

The Cost of Assisted Living: A Report from Seniorly

Over the years I have written many articles about the cost of healthcare and in particular, the cost of senior living and senior healthcare. As the population ages, the demand for senior living and care…

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