The rest of this year may prove busy for senior housing dealmakers, according to newly released survey results from the fourth annual National Real Estate Investor (NREI)/National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC) Seniors Housing Market Study. For the survey, NREI polled 153 commercial real estate professionals this past July about senior housing. From […]
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Some standalone memory care providers are having a rough go of it. Take Lake Oswego, Oregon-based Anthem Memory Care, which is having trouble raising equity and paying its quarterly rent in full to LTC Properties (NYSE: LTC), its real estate investment trust (REIT) landlord. Anthem, for its part, expects to resolve certain staffing and occupancy issues within […]
As the senior housing industry struggles to adapt to declining occupancy rates and staff availability, investing in quality market analyses is a crucial step before breaking ground. As new industry trends emerge, new areas of the market need to be monitored by senior housing owners and operators. These new market feasibility indicators include seniors’ individual […]
Happy Monday, Senior Housing News readers! Jimmy Buffett played Wrigley Field in Chicago this weekend. Unfortunately, we didn’t get a chance to interview him about his planned 55-plus active adult mixed-use community in Florida, but hearing his tunes up-close certainly made us want to eat cheeseburgers and drink margaritas. Meanwhile, to ensure you’re fully caught […]
Assisted living occupancy is continuing to fall nationwide, according to data released Wednesday by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC). The average occupancy rate for assisted living properties across the country fell to 86.5% in the second quarter of 2017. That’s 0.7 percentage points lower than the average occupancy rate in […]
Big changes are afoot at the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC)—leadership-related and otherwise. Longtime NIC CEO Robert G. Kramer (pictured above) is stepping down from his leadership position on July 17, at which time he will transition into the title of founder and strategic advisor. Brian Jurutka, NIC’s current president, will […]
The senior housing industry dealt with an unfortunate combination of high supply and low demand in early 2017—with the result being the lowest occupancy rate since mid-2013. The first-quarter 2017 senior housing annual inventory growth rate increased 0.2 percentage points from the fourth quarter of 2016 to 3.4%—its fastest pace since at least 2006, according to data […]
Despite a “significant” flu season that could have boosted patient volume, skilled nursing occupancy suffered across the country late last year. In fact, skilled nursing occupancy nationwide fell to 81.8% in the fourth quarter of 2016, according to the latest Skilled Nursing Data Report from the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC). That’s down 0.8% […]
It’s time to set the record straight: “55-plus senior living communities” are a myth. These so-called “independent living communities” are advertised as appealing to a younger demographic of seniors, with lively, fit 60-year-olds often seen playing sports and socializing in their marketing materials. Yes, these communities exist, and yes, their residents are over 55—but, in most […]
As confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet took place on Capitol Hill, we brought readers the most recent news in the senior housing world. Namely, private equity giant Blackstone Group is rumored to be in talks to acquire Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD); assisted living occupancy fell to its lowest level since 2010; and […]
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