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Insights in Seniors Housing & Care

Research  |  Senior Housing

NORC at University of Chicago Releases Study Showing Senior Housing Residents Live Longer

By: NIC  |  March 12, 2024

Older adults who live in senior housing communities live longer, receive more home health services, and benefit from greater rehabilitative and preventive care in the two years following move-in than those who do not, according to new research. The research was supported by a grant from NIC and led by an independent team of researchers at NORC at the University of Chicago.

Ideas and Discussion  |  Research  |  Senior Housing

Repurposing Distressed Assets as a Solution to Serve the Middle Market

By: Lisa McCracken  |  January 10, 2024

Since the 2019 “Forgotten Middle” study, NIC has recognized the need to move towards actionable solutions for housing and care for the middle-market older adult. In early 2023, NIC joined with CVS Health to sponsor an in-depth study by Milken Institute’s Financial Innovations Lab® and Center for the Future of Aging to identify viable, actionable solutions for financing and scaling middle market senior housing & care. The culmination of this work is captured in a newly released report called, “Innovative Financing and Care Models to Scale Affordable Housing Solutions for Middle-Income Older Adults.” Four potential strategies for both senior housing and housing with care are outlined in this report.

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