3 States With Highest Assisted Living, Memory Care Deficiency Rates

An assessment of nearly 40,000 assisted living and memory care communities across 43 states found that 45% were cited for deficiencies over a two-year period. Pennsylvania was the state with the highest deficiency rate in this period, with 93% of communities being cited for at least one deficiency from the start of 2023 to the […]

New Report Links ‘Feeling at Home’ to Senior Living Resident Satisfaction, Better Financial Performance

New data is underscoring the important link among senior living residents’ sense of “feeling at home,” their satisfaction and an operator’s financial success. That’s according to the 2025 Independent and Assisted Living Feel at Home Report by the American Seniors Housing Association (ASHA) in partnership with the ProMatura Group. The study profiled over 4,500 residents […]

Senior Living Occupancy Growth Outperforms Other Real Estate Sectors for First Time in Years

For the first time in nearly two decades, senior living occupancy is outperforming other commercial real estate (CRE) sectors, according to the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing and Care (NIC). Last year, NIC released its SHARK report that offered insights into demographic-driven demand, new construction of communities and outlook on occupancy. In the first […]

Assisted Living Regulations Change in 20 States, Infection Control Now the Norm 

Infection control protocols and emergency preparedness requirements are now commonplace in the U.S. as 20 states enacted regulation changes and updates for assisted living operators in the last year. That’s according to the latest annual “Assisted Living Regulatory Review” report from the National Center for Assisted Living, released Jan. 10. The report this year tracked […]

Revolving Loan Funds, Pay-for-Performance Among New Ideas to Tackle Middle-Market Senior Living

A new report is offering solutions on how senior living operators can better tackle affordability and create communities that middle-market consumers can live in. Published by the Milken Institute in partnership with the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing and Care (NIC) and CVS Health, the report outlines ways operators, property owners and stakeholders can […]

Why Health Care, Senior Living Investors Should be ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ for 2024

While macroeconomic trends have dampened senior living deal activity in 2023, those involved in health services transactions should remain “cautiously optimistic” for 2024, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited (PwC).  By mid-November, health service deal volumes dropped 13% compared to last year as interest rates, regulatory concerns, macroeconomic risk and valuation gaps drove headwinds throughout the […]