By: Bill Kauffman | January 27, 2016
Skilled nursing hasn’t escaped the sweeping changes affecting how health care is delivered and paid for in this country. But unlike the rest of the seniors housing and care industry, which has experienced a significant surge of capital, skilled nursing has received less investment dollars—even though the sector demonstrates a need, as it’s been affected by the policy and regulatory changes in recent years.
Economic Trends | Ideas and Discussion
By: NIC | January 20, 2016
We’ve seen it all over the media: “The first of the Boomers turn 70.” So what does this mean for the seniors housing and care industry?
By: Beth Mace | January 13, 2016
The average occupancy rate for seniors housing properties in the fourth quarter of 2015 was 90.1%, as net absorption of units outpaced the additions to inventory. This represented an increase of 20 basis points from the prior quarter, and was 20 basis points shy of its cyclical peak of 90.3% that was reached in the fourth quarter of 2014.
By: Beth Mace | January 11, 2016
For December, the Labor Department reported that non-farm employment increased by a strong 292,000 positions, while the prior two months were upwardly revised by 50,000 jobs. Record warm weather in the month may have had an impact on the impressive December increase since construction jobs remained at unseasonably high levels.
