This article is available as part of your SHN+ membership For years, the senior living industry has discussed creating new models suitable for the middle market. But for all that effort, the industry still struggles in 2024 to meet the needs of middle-income consumers. When I talk with operators, what I often hear is that […]
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More affordable and middle-market housing options are going to be needed as the next generation of older adults approaches average senior living age. A new report, compiled by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, detailed the looming generation of boomers, the oldest of which are turning 80 in the coming years. The […]
This story is available as part of your SHN+ membership Senior living operators are especially optimistic about the prospect of further occupancy growth in the coming year, at least according to their public comments. But as promising as 2024 seems, I think senior living operators still have a substantial hill left to climb and therefore […]
Senior living rental rents have been climbing at roughly double their pre-pandemic pace, increasing by about 6% to 6.7% year-over-year, depending on care type. Yet, senior living communities have become more affordable relative to some other residential options. That’s according to a recently released report on national senior housing trends for the second half of […]
The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing and Care (NIC) has awarded $3 million to establish a new collaborative aimed at creating new ideas and concepts meant to serve an incoming generation of older adults. The funding has been awarded to the Santa Monica, California-based Milken Institute to establish the Aging Innovation Collaborative (AIC) within […]
This content is available as part of your SHN+ subscription This economic cycle is going to feel like a “slow-moving train wreck.” Shankh Mitra, CEO of Welltower (NYSE: WELL), said that last week at the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC) Fall Conference in Chicago. And his comments were reinforced the next […]
A new generation of older adults is entering the senior living industry, but operators vying for their business can’t simply rest on their laurels. The baby boomers are bringing with them a range of desires and needs out of senior housing communities, and to attract them, operators need to shift their perspective by listening and […]
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Operators often extol the benefits older adults gain by moving in a senior living community — now, new research shows that doing so has a clear positive effect on how vulnerable they are. That’s according to a new study undertaken by NORC at the University of Chicago (NORC) through a grant provided by the National […]
Senior housing is no longer an under-the-radar investment opportunity and is now considered an institutional-grade asset class for real estate investors. But the pool of investors grows, however, as some noticeable headwinds are starting to form. Those future headwinds and other obstacles were on the minds of the panelists on Senior Housing News’ Finance & […]
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