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 […]
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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 […]
The senior living industry must provide more affordable assisted living for low- and middle-income older adults in the years to come, and the public sector can play a role in that effort. That’s according to a recent white paper from The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL), which outlined barriers […]
The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC) is forging ahead, going deeper on data than ever before and introducing new educational and research initiatives amid a “great transformation” underway in the senior living industry, NIC President and CEO Ray Braun said Wednesday at the organization’s spring conference in San Diego. “We need […]
Almost one quarter of older adults reported that they or someone close to them needed long-term care in 2022 — and that the process is causing significant frustration and anxiety in many cases. This is according to a national survey conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago and commissioned by Nexus Insights, a think […]
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