Development & Financing
Out-of-Pocket Health Care Spending in the Last Five Years of Life
Although a key objective of Medicare is protecting the elderly from financial risk, little research has examined the financial impact of out-of-pocket health care expenditures…
Municipal Bonds as Part of the Mid-Market Senior Housing Solution?
Summary: The cost and availability of debt plays a meaningful role in a developer’s ability to deliver a moderately priced, mid-market senior housing community. Tax-exempt…
Geoffrey Dohrmann, President of Institutional Real Estate Inc., Weighs In on Affordable Private Pay Senior Housing
Summary: The president of Institutional Real Estate Inc. (IREI) weighed in with his reaction to the previous post on how middle- and low-middle income seniors…
Occupancy Rates & Pricing Strategy by Quartile – Independent Living
Summary: First quartile independent living (IL) properties (those with the lowest average monthly rent) maintained higher levels of occupancy than fourth quartile properties (those with…
Middle/Low-Middle Income Seniors Need Financial Assistance to Pay for Housing and Care
Summary: The senior housing industry risks alienating a large part of its potential market. The median price of assisted living and independent living in the…
The Senior Housing Industry Needs More Affordable Private Pay Options
Summary: The senior housing industry needs more private pay properties that are within reach of the middle/low-middle income segment. I want to start a conversation…
Methods for Valuing Entry-Fee CCRCs
In an excellent analysis and summary of major issues that impact the valuation of continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs), Alan Plush, the senior partner of…
Housing Market for Those 55+ Shows Improvement
Each quarter since its inception in 2008, the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB’s) 55+ Housing Market Index (HMI) is used to measure builder confidence…
The Long-Term Care Insurance Paradox
The aging of the so-called baby boomer generation (Americans born between 1946 and 1965) was expected by some to be a boon to sellers of…
Long-term Care Awareness Study Reveals Americans’ Lack of Preparedness Related to Financing Long-Term Care
Northwestern Mutual’s Long-Term Care Awareness Study suggests that many Americans have work to do in order to be financially prepared for the costs of their…
Financial Ratios and Trend Analysis: 2012 Report Suggests Operational Strengthening
The 20th publication of Financial Ratios & Trend Analysis of CARF-CCAC Accredited Communities suggests that accredited organizations have weathered the recent economic turbulence by keeping…
2012 Seniors Housing & Care Journal: Predicting Nursing Home Demand
Being able to predict short- and long-term demand for nursing home care is important for the industry and for policy makers. This article reports on…
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