NIC Notes

Insights in Seniors Housing & Care

COVID-19  |  Senior Housing  |  Skilled Nursing  |  healthcare  |  medicare

Headlines Digest: A New Normal is Forming

By: NIC  |  May 01, 2020

Today’s news, dominated every day by the COVID-19 pandemic, is often centered on the impact of this virus on seniors living in skilled nursing and seniors housing communities. While an ocean of print is lapping at every front page in the world, regulators and policy makers have rushed to enact new measures to protect frail elders, who are most susceptible to this disease. The resulting disruption that is occurring, and which we see reflected in every news outlet, will have a lasting impact on the sector.

COVID-19  |  Executive Survey Insights  |  Market Trends  |  Senior Housing  |  Skilled Nursing

Executive Survey Insights  | Wave 4, Week Ending April 26, 2020

By: Lana Peck  |  April 30, 2020

A NIC report developed to provide timely insights from owners and C-suite operators on the pulse of seniors housing and skilled nursing sectors. NIC’s weekly Executive Survey of operators in seniors housing and skilled nursing is designed to deliver transparency into market fundamentals in the seniors housing and care space at a time where market conditions are rapidly changing—

Business Environment  |  COVID-19  |  Economic Trends  |  Senior Housing

Leadership Huddle: Research Directors See Opportunities Post-COVID

By: NIC  |  April 28, 2020

While the latest NIC data show skilled nursing and seniors housing occupancy and move-in rates declining and daily headlines seem to spotlight COVID-19 infections whenever they occur in these communities, the outlook from some of the sector’s most prominent analysts, while clear-eyed on short-term impacts and challenges, is not all bad. In fact, they see opportunities post-COVID.

COVID-19  |  Senior Housing  |  Skilled Nursing  |  healthcare

Avoiding Loneliness in the Face of Social Distancing

By: Ryan Brooks  |  April 06, 2020

Last week, the United States claimed the top spot in known coronavirus cases. States across the country are issuing guidelines to stay at home; an increasing number are mandating a social distancing strategy with shelter in place orders. Seniors housing operators are cancelling all non-essential group activities and events. Essential activities like meals are being staggered to minimize contact with multiple staff members and other residents.

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