Inside Senior Living’s Massive, Untapped Behavioral Health Opportunity

Almost three-fourths of senior living residents in assisted living and memory care are living with behavioral health needs such as depression, anxiety and addiction. That was one eye-popping statistic from a study released last month by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC) and NORC at the University of Chicago. Independent living […]

What to Expect in Senior Living Rate Increases for 2023 — and How Consumers Might React

Senior living operators across the country are preparing residents for some of the most aggressive rate increases in industry history, as providers stare down another year beset with higher costs and labor pressures. In the current environment, increasing resident rates often has little to no impact on recovering margin lost during the Covid-19 pandemic. Instead, […]

How the Definition of Active Adult is Likely to Change

Last week, NIC released a report defining the active adult product type, answering a question hovering over the senior housing industry. NIC defined active adult as: age-restricted, market-rate, multifamily housing properties that are lifestyle-focused and do not provide meals through general operations. The report also included plenty of new information regarding the size and scope […]

Claims, Staffing Woes, Natural Disasters Drive Insurance Premium Increases

Property and professional liability insurance premiums have steadily risen since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, and a new survey shows that trend is seemingly continuing in 2022. About half of all respondents to the latest Executive Insights Survey from National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC) reported that property and liability insurance […]

After ‘Crazy, Record-Strong’ Senior Living Demand, Investors Expect More Occupancy Growth

Average senior living occupancy is steadily on the rise, and looking ahead, industry investors expect that trend will continue. Just over three-quarters of investors, 80%, believe that occupancy will rise by at least 2.5 percentage points in the coming 12 months, according to the most recent investor sentiment survey from Wealth Management Real Estate (WMRE) […]

Industry Moving Too Slowly to Meet Middle-Market

The senior living industry is on track to be “crushed” by middle-market demand. Those are the words of Innovation Senior Living CEO Pilar Carvajal, who spoke with me for the Senior Housing News Transform podcast in May. “It’s actually an opportunity of a lifetime that I don’t know if our industry is going to be […]