NIC Notes

Insights in Seniors Housing & Care

Market Trends  |  Senior Housing

3Q2019 Seniors Housing Actual Rates Report Key Takeaways

By: Beth Mace  |  December 11, 2019

The NIC MAP® Data Service recently released national monthly data through September 2019 for actual rates and leasing velocity. The NIC Actual Rates initiative is driven by the need to continually increase transparency in the seniors housing sector and achieve greater parity to data that is available in other real estate asset types.

Senior Housing  |  Workforce  |  healthcare

Addressing the Workforce Crisis: Labor Management Lessons Learned from a Healthcare Setting

By: Ryan Brooks  |  December 11, 2019

I recently joined the Outreach team with National Investment Center (NIC) following a career in acute-care hospital and ambulatory operations with a large academic medical center. My previous focus was on patient throughput strategies, EHR optimization, telemedicine implementation, value-based care, and lean deployment throughout our organization.

Economic Trends  |  Senior Housing  |  Workforce

266,000 Jobs Created in November, Above Consensus View

By: Beth Mace  |  December 06, 2019

The Labor Department reported that there were 266,000 jobs added in November. This beat the consensus estimate of 187,000 and marked the 110th consecutive month of job gains. The return of 41,000 striking workers to their jobs at General Motors helped boost this month’s gains. Even excluding the effect of the strike, payrolls were still up by a strong 225,000 in November.

Senior Housing  |  healthcare  |  medicare

Groups Partner to Offer Innovative Medicare Advantage Plans

By: Jane Adler  |  December 05, 2019

As providers grapple with how to best care for frail elders, a new model of collaboration is being launched that could serve as a national template for the integration of housing and healthcare.

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