Senior Housing Investment Returns Continue to Trend Downward

Senior housing is no longer outperforming every other asset class when it comes to investment returns. The annual total senior housing return through the first quarter of 2017 was 12.72%, which is slightly lower than the annual total industrial return of 12.80%, according to data analyzed by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC). […]

Co-Living Startup Ollie Draws Aging Baby Boomers

It’s well known that most baby boomers are still several years away from moving into traditional senior housing communities—but the path boomers will take prior to moving in may have a few unexpected twists and turns. One micro-housing platform created with millennials in mind is seeing boomers as a core part of its consumer base, demonstrating […]

Disruption to Create Big Winners, Big Losers in Senior Living

If some senior housing providers don’t act fast, they could end up like Blockbuster Video—largely dismissed by once-loyal consumers and ultimately cast aside to make room for a newer, more innovative competitor. That’s because the senior housing industry is headed into a period of “disruptive innovation,” a trend that also doomed the now-defunct home video […]

Public Buyers Ramp Up Senior Housing M&A Activity

The third quarter of 2017 proved to be a very busy time for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the seniors housing space, as seniors housing accounted for $1.5 billion of the total $5 billion in overall transactions volume for the quarter, according to a blog post from the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC). Nursing care accounted for the […]

Lack of Humility Could Hold Back Senior Housing Providers

Senior housing operators might have a humility problem. Namely, they pride themselves on managing nearly all aspects of a community in-house, when a partner might do a better job in certain areas, said Robert G. Kramer, founder and now strategic advisor at the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC). More providers have realized the […]

Senior Housing M&A Volume Drops 52% Year-Over-Year

The third quarter of 2017 saw greater transaction volume in skilled nursing than in senior housing, as well as a 52% drop in senior housing transactions year-over-year, according to a blog post by Bill Kauffman, senior principal at the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC). In the third quarter of 2017, seniors housing and care […]

Hotspots for Senior Housing Inventory Growth

The senior housing industry has been beset by oversupply challenges in 2017, with new competition taking a bite out of occupancy. However, supply and demand dynamics differ significantly from market to market. The following 11 metropolitan areas are hotspots to keep an eye on. Relative to their existing inventory, they’ve seen their senior housing stock […]

4 Ways Senior Living Leaders See the Industry Evolving

The senior living industry is evolving. Some changes are in response to consumer preferences, while others are driven by market conditions such as a wave of new supply. A few leaders in senior living recently weighed in on some of the top trends and forces they see shaping the industry. From the growth in ancillary services […]

Provider Boosts Memory Care Results with Focus on Routine Tasks

The demand for Alzheimer’s care has doubled in the last 20 years, and the population of those needing care is expected to nearly triple in size in the next few decades, according to data from the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC). To meet this demand, memory care providers are developing evidence-based programs […]