The outlook for senior living has shifted in a positive direction over the past two years. That sentiment was found to be on full display…
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Rising occupancy in larger units, particularly in assisted living, is evidence of an ongoing shift in preferences among prospective senior living residents. “Ten years ago,…
Not-for-profit continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) are gaining occupancy in 2025, reflecting growing consumer confidence and painting an “encouraging picture” for the sector. That’s according…
Older adults are moving into senior living communities at record rates, and average occupancy reached 88.1% in the second quarter of 2025. Average senior living…
This story is part of your SHN+ subscription The active adult sector has significantly expanded in the last few years, but a recent NIC report…
New survey data shows capital sources are still continuing their lending strategies from last year, but shifting economic conditions is lending cautious optimism about the…
This story is part of your SHN+ subscription The senior living industry is awash in a “perfect storm” of low new supply, high demand, strong…
Earlier this week, U.S. president Donald Trump enacted a range of new tariffs that sent the stock marketing tumbling and left senior living operators and…
The senior living industry is ready to “thrive in ‘25” with regard to occupancy gains. But headwinds in lending are making growth tough during a…
At the start of 2025, senior living companies are ready to hit the ground running with new development and construction projects. Lenders are not. The…
Senior living demand “surged” in the fourth quarter 2024, pushing the industry to a higher average occupancy rate and a new record number of occupied…
The underlying fundamentals of senior housing are contributing to an increasingly bullish outlook for investment in the sector. In fact, occupancy could reach record-high levels…
Demand for senior living has continued to exceed the rate of new community openings in 2024, a trend that could lead to increasingly tight availability…
This story is part of your SHN+ subscription This week, senior living industry executives and leaders gathered for the annual NIC Fall Conference, which…
In order to meet growing demand for senior living, providers will need additional capital partners to enter the space, which could be through single-family offices.…
The senior living industry has a “three-body problem” – but new research shows it also potentially holds the solution to that problem. Recent data analysis…
This article is part of your SHN+ subscription For years, senior living operators have tried in vain to increase average penetration rates. In 2024, it…
Older adults who move into senior living communities experience better health outcomes compared to those living in homes outside of such communities, according to a…
The continuum of care in senior living is driving evolution of the industry’s basic penetration rates – and operators of assisted living and memory care…