NIC Notes

Insights in Seniors Housing & Care

Market Trends  |  Skilled Nursing  |  medicaid  |  medicare

Skilled Nursing Occupancy Flat in July 2022

By: Bill Kauffman  |  September 29, 2022

“In addition to managing occupancy and staffing challenges, skilled nursing operators need to be laser-focused on reimbursement at the state level as Medicaid represents 51% of revenue.”

Executive Survey Insights  |  Market Trends  |  Workforce

Executive Survey Insights Wave 45: August 22 to September 18, 2022

By: Ryan Brooks  |  September 23, 2022

“Just under one-fifth of respondents noted that the severity of staffing shortages across their organization was severe, while two-thirds indicated the problem was moderate. Regarding tenure of newly hired, full-time employees, on average, just under one-third (29%) of organizations kept more than 80% of new staff on the job after one month, which is down from the Wave 39 survey, conducted in March 2022, when just under one-half (46%) of respondents kept more than 80% on the job after one month.

Business Environment  |  Ideas and Discussion  |  Market Trends  |  Senior Housing  |  Six Key Drivers  |  healthcare  |  medicare  |  telehealth

Six Key Drivers Shaping the Future of Senior Living: Key Driver #4

By: Bob Kramer  |  September 08, 2022

Reframing Health and Healthcare NIC Co-Founder and Strategic Advisor Robert Kramer has identified “Six Key Drivers” that will shape the senior living industry over the next 10 years. Kramer is also Founder & Fellow at Nexus Insights, a think tank advancing the well-being of older adults through innovative models of housing, community and healthcare. NIC Notes is publishing a bi-weekly series detailing each key driver. View the first three installments of the "Six Key Drivers" blog series. What follows is an analysis of the fourth key driver: Reframing Health and Healthcare. Our new customers, as discussed in Key Driver #3, have a different take on longevity. They are not content to just live longer, they want to live better. They want their lifespan to as nearly as possible to match their “healthspan” or “wellspan.”

Market Trends  |  Skilled Nursing  |  medicare

Skilled Nursing Occupancy Relatively Steady in June 2022

By: Bill Kauffman  |  September 01, 2022

“Given the challenges on multiple fronts for skilled nursing operators, recruiting and retaining staff is a number one priority. Operators must build a culture that supports and strengthens their staff”

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