This story is part of your SHN+ subscription Expensive and more expensive are the two main price points for many assisted living communities in 2026. That was the sentiment of Agemark Senior Living Co-CEO Michael Pittore, who recently told me that the senior living industry must face the fact that “our product is not affordable.” […]
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Senior living residents have lower emergency department visits, hospitalizations and skilled nursing admissions compared to those who have yet to move into a community, according to new research published earlier this week by National Investment Center for Seniors Housing and Care (NIC) and University of Chicago NORC. NORC and NIC analyzed Medicare fee for service […]
This story is part of your SHN+ subscription The senior living industry must be bolder in moving beyond current models to meet the needs of the next generation of older adults. Earlier this week, I caught up with Serenbe CEO Steve Nygren, whose company is behind a sprawling development in Georgia that plans to expand […]
Older adults in the “forgotten middle” market are still struggling to access senior housing, but certain changes to legislation and policy could help make their situation less dire. That was the consensus during a webinar hosted by NORC at the University of Chicago Oct. 25. NORC research over the years has found that millions of […]
New research from NORC at the University of Chicago is highlighting a growing group of middle-income older adults unable to access senior living care. Approximately 6.5 million older adults – about 12% of the current population of people 65 and older – experience financial insecurity and navigate complex health care needs but have limited resources […]
The senior living industry has a “three-body problem” – but new research shows it also potentially holds the solution to that problem. Recent data analysis by researchers NORC at the University of Chicago in partnership with the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing and Care (NIC) found that the senior housing industry shows promise for […]
Older adults who move into senior living communities experience better health outcomes compared to those living in homes outside of such communities, according to a research series conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago (NORC) in conjunction with the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC). The research by NORC and NIC […]
Living in communal senior housing is associated with greater longevity versus residing in the community at large – but there is notable variation between top-performing senior housing communities and those on the bottom. These are among the newly released findings from research conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago and funded by the National […]
Millions of Black and Hispanic older adults will be unable to afford senior housing and healthcare services as they age within the next decade. That’s according to NORC at the University of Chicago, which on Feb. 15 released a new analysis to its “Forgotten Middle” study commissioned by The SCAN Foundation. The number of middle-income […]
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 […]
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