NIC Notes

Insights in Seniors Housing & Care

COVID-19  |  Market Trends  |  Skilled Nursing  |  medicaid  |  medicare  |  occupancy

October Skilled Nursing Occupancy Rate at Highest Level Since April 2020

By: Bill Kauffman  |  December 29, 2022

“The occupancy rate for skilled nursing properties increased throughout 2022. However, labor continues to be a significant challenge within the industry and some operators are unable to admit new patients due to staffing shortages.”

Business Environment  |  Market Trends  |  Skilled Nursing  |  medicaid  |  medicare  |  occupancy

Skilled Nursing Occupancy Declined in September 2022

By: Bill Kauffman  |  December 01, 2022

“Medicaid represents over half of the revenue for skilled nursing properties. It is vital for operators and investors to pay close attention to the reimbursement trends in their states as most states do not cover the cost of care.”

Market Trends  |  NIC MAP Vision  |  Senior Housing  |  assisted living  |  independent living  |  occupancy

Senior Housing Occupancy Rate Over Halfway Back to Pre-Pandemic Level

By: Omar Zahraoui  |  November 10, 2022

The all-occupancy rate for senior housing for the NIC MAP Primary Markets increased to 82.8% in the October 2022 reporting period, up 0.6 percentage point (pps) from the September 2022 reporting period on three-month rolling basis, according to intra-quarterly NIC MAP® data, released by NIC MAP Vision. From its pandemic record low of 77.9% in June 2021, senior housing all-occupancy increased by 4.9pps and is now more than halfway in the road to recovery, with a gap of 4.4pps from the pre-pandemic March 2020 level of 87.2%.

Economic Trends  |  NIC MAP Vision  |  Senior Housing  |  occupancy

State of Senior Housing: The Trifecta Shaping the Occupancy Recovery

By: Omar Zahraoui  |  September 12, 2022

During four consecutive quarters of increasing occupancy, from 78.0% in the second quarter of 2021 to 81.4% in the second quarter of 2022, the NIC MAP® Primary Markets recovered about 37% of the senior housing occupancy lost during the pandemic, equivalent to 3.4 percentage points (pps) overall.

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