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 […]
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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 […]
Almost three-fourths of senior living residents in assisted living and memory care are living with behavioral health needs such as depression, anxiety and addiction. That was one eye-popping statistic from a study released last month by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC) and NORC at the University of Chicago. Independent living […]
In the last month, a number of reports have provided data points that shed light on what the future holds for senior living. These reports have included an update on the middle market opportunity, a definition of the active adult rental sector, a breakdown of health conditions and spending among residents, a deep-dive into memory […]
A new study is shedding light on the number of chronic conditions the average senior living resident manages, and how much it costs them annually. The average older adult residing in either a senior living community or nursing home manages about a dozen or more chronic conditions such as asthma, high blood pressure, high cholesterol […]
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 […]
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