COVID-19 | Skilled Nursing | Skilled Nursing Tracker | Workforce
By: Omar Zahraoui | May 25, 2022
NIC's Skilled Nursing COVID-19 Tracker, featuring the most up-to-date CMS data,* shows that rates of new COVID-19 infections in skilled nursing facilities are rising once again for both residents and staff.
Market Trends | NIC MAP Vision | Skilled Nursing
By: Omar Zahraoui | May 13, 2022
It is no surprise that the COVID-19 pandemic had a tremendous impact on skilled nursing occupancy. But what exactly happened? This article provides the insights on supply and demand dynamics and the disparities between property level occupancy rates for freestanding skilled nursing properties.
COVID-19 | Market Trends | NIC MAP Vision | Senior Housing
By: Omar Zahraoui | March 10, 2022
Despite the headwinds created by the Omicron surge and the consequential staffing crisis, senior housing stabilized occupancy for the NIC MAP® Primary Markets held its ground in February 2022. This was also the case in September 2021 when occupancy withstood the Delta surge and was unchanged from August 2021.
COVID-19 | Senior Housing | Skilled Nursing | Workforce
By: Omar Zahraoui | February 22, 2022
Omicron within skilled nursing facilities accounted for about seven percent of U.S. fatalities, higher than the Delta but far below the Fall 2020 spike. While COVID-19 cases in the country and within skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) were very high during the Omicron surge in January 2022, data shows that fatalities among SNF residents remained significantly below the fall 2020 spike prior to the vaccine rollout.
