Omar Zahraoui, Principal at the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC), is a seniors housing research professional with expertise in providing quantitative analysis and insights on seniors housing & care market data; building new products and reporting capabilities, including dashboards and proformas for clients and internal stakeholders; and implementing new processes and data solutions. Prior to his current role, Zahraoui worked as a data analyst, at Calpine Corporation, supporting the development of new-business strategy initiatives, analyzing sales and financial data, and developing statistical modeling of consumers’ behaviors to drive business performance. Zahraoui holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with concentrations in Finance and Management, a Master in Corporate Finance from IAE Lyon School of Management at Jean Moulin Lyon III University in France, and a Master of Science in Management Information Systems and Data Analytics from Pace University.
NIC MAP Data | NIC MAP Vision | Senior Housing | occupancy
By: Omar Zahraoui | May 11, 2023
According to intra-quarterly NIC MAP® data, released by NIC MAP Vision, the senior housing all-occupancy rate for the NIC MAP Primary Markets increased to 83.5% in the April 2023 reporting period, up 0.3 percentage points (pps) from the March 2023 reporting period on three-month rolling basis. From its time series low of 77.8% in June 2021, occupancy increased by 5.7pps, as evident in the exhibit below, with 20 of the 22 reporting periods showing positive gains (from June 2021 to April 2023).
CCRC | Market Trends | occupancy
By: Omar Zahraoui | March 23, 2023
The following analysis examines occupancy and year-over-year changes in inventory, and same-store asking rent growth—by care segment—within not-for-profit CCRCs and for-profit CCRCs in the 99 combined NIC MAP Primary and Secondary Markets. The analysis also explores occupancy by payment type (entrance fee CCRCs vs. rental CCRCs) as well as regional occupancy rates by profit status (not-for-profit CCRCs vs. for-profit CCRCs) during the fourth quarter of 2022.
Business Environment | Market Trends | NIC MAP Data | NIC MAP Vision | Senior Housing | occupancy
By: Omar Zahraoui | March 09, 2023
The senior housing stabilized occupancy rate for the NIC MAP Primary Markets edged up to 84.3% in the February 2023 reporting period, up 0.2 percentage point (pps) from the January 2023 reporting period on three-month rolling basis, according to intra-quarterly NIC MAP® data, released by NIC MAP Vision. From its pandemic record low of 80.3% in June 2021, senior housing stabilized occupancy increased by 4.0pps but remained 5.1pps below pre-pandemic March 2020 levels of 89.4%.
Economic Trends | Ideas and Discussion | Market Trends | Senior Housing
By: Omar Zahraoui | February 22, 2023
INTRODUCTION Many factors play a role in determining the performance of an individual senior housing property. One of these considerations is unit mix, i.e., the share of studios, one-bedroom, or two-bedroom units within a single property. The unit mix of a senior housing property is a critical aspect of a property that must be carefully planned, managed, and executed upon. Senior housing constituents, both upstream and downstream, understand that the proper unit mix of a property is a vitally important component of maximizing occupancy and minimizing resident turnover as a resident moves through the continuum of care.
