What New Data Says About the Senior Living Industry’s Future Recovery

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New senior living industry data shows that conditions are favorable for a sustained senior living recovery in the months ahead — but even so, operators need to shore up their portfolios and strike while the iron is hot to see meaningful census gains.

While prolonged senior living demand has allowed for stable occupancy rebuilding, a new metric from the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing and Care (NIC), combined with data from other industry-watchers, such as Aline and anecdotes from operators on the ground, are shedding new light on how effectively markets are handling new units, and what sort of market conditions might be down the road.