NIC Notes

Insights in Seniors Housing & Care

Senior Housing  |  Skilled Nursing  |  Workforce

State of the Nursing Labor Market in Senior Living and Adjacent Healthcare Industries

By: Omar Zahraoui  |  July 22, 2022

2021 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics: Labor Concentration and Complimentary State Level Report. In a NIC Notes blog published June 23, 2022, NIC Analytics examined jobs in the skilled nursing and senior housing sectors by looking at employment patterns since March 2020. The analysis included insights on workforce contraction and recovery in the sectors, as well as wage increases, compared with other adjacent healthcare industry groups. The blog provided context on jobs and wages for all employees within select healthcare industry groups.

Market Trends  |  NIC MAP Vision

Senior Housing Recovery Regained Pace in Second Quarter 2022

By: Omar Zahraoui  |  July 08, 2022

Senior housing occupied units vacated during the pandemic are on track for full recovery, across both the NIC MAP Primary Markets and the NIC MAP Secondary Markets. Senior housing occupancy bouncing back but remains far below pre-pandemic March 2020 levels. The senior housing market continued to experience a high acuity trend, with occupancy for majority assisted living properties recovering relatively fast compared with majority independent living properties. According to just released quarterly NIC MAP Vision data, the recovery for senior housing regained pace in the second quarter of 2022 after the momentum weakened in the prior quarter due to the Omicron variant. The graphs below depict the recovery progress for senior housing demand and occupancy for both the NIC MAP Primary Markets (Primary Markets) and the NIC MAP Secondary Markets (Secondary Markets).

Market Trends  |  Skilled Nursing

Workforce Contraction and Recovery Varies Across Healthcare Sectors

By: Omar Zahraoui  |  June 23, 2022

The impacts of the pandemic and resulting workforce contraction affected healthcare industries differently. Nursing care facilities, continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs), and assisted living properties have experienced a longer workforce contraction compared with other adjacent healthcare industries.

COVID-19  |  Skilled Nursing  |  Skilled Nursing Tracker  |  Workforce

Skilled Nursing Sees Rising COVID-19 Cases; Staffing Shortages Persist

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.

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