ALG Senior, Oak Street, Eventus Share Strategies for Primary Care, Senior Living Integration

Covid-19 dramatically highlighted that senior living communities are health care settings. With that comes an increasing belief among prospective residents and their families that operators will assume primary responsibility coordinating care. Operators recognizing the shift have been able to create an integrated model, blending the hospitality aspects of senior housing with providing primary care and […]

The State of Active Adult: ‘Chameleon Product’ Proves Pandemic Resilience, Keeps Evolving

Rental active adult communities were among the senior housing product types with strongest growth rates, prior to Covid-19 — and the segment proved to be very resilient throughout the pandemic. Active adult communities generated more interest from prospective renters, compared to independent living. Sales and marketing teams spent less time converting leads into move-ins. And […]

More Than 50% of Senior Living Communities Experienced No Covid-19 Deaths in 2020, NORC Finds

A slight majority of communities reported no deaths related to Covid-19 in 2020. That’s according to a new study released Thursday by NORC at the University of Chicago, which reveals the extent to which Covid-19 impacted senior care settings across different levels of care. Notably, two-thirds of independent living communities studied reported no deaths from […]

CCRC Resilience By The Numbers: Understanding a Senior Living Covid-19 Success Story

The Covid-19 pandemic put serious pressure on senior living providers’ bottom lines, but for continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs), those headwinds didn’t gust quite as hard. In fact, CCRCs’ resilience will be talked about for years to come, Eric Mendelsohn, CEO of National Health Investors, said in a recent SHN+ TALKS. As that conversation gets […]

How Covid-19 Is Transforming Senior Housing Buildings, Business, Health Care Delivery

Coming out of Covid-19, senior housing will undergo transformations in three crucial areas: better integration of health care in communities; reassessing the built environment to provide a sharper focus on wellness and lifestyle; and addressing new and long-standing issues that impact operations. Some of these transformations are new, while others have been accelerated by the […]

Low Occupancy Prompts Price Discounts in Senior Living — But Providers Wary of Risks

Senior living providers recovering from the pandemic are using discounts and concessions to regain occupancy, raising concerns about price wars as companies across the industry strive to rebuild occupancy. In November 2020, providers such as Five Star Senior Living (NYSE: FVE) were already observing deep discounts and concessions in the market. Other data, including mystery […]

Transactions & Financings: NIC Acquires VisionLTC Data Platform; Atlas Expands Footprint

The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC) is strengthening its data analytics platform. The industry group this week announced the acquisition of VisionLTC, a data analytics platform based in Raleigh, North Carolina. The platform will be integrated into the group’s NIC MAP data service to create a new platform, NIC MAP Vision. […]