The amount of financing placed in seniors housing dropped by a precipitous 60% in the first quarter of 2008, according to data released this month from the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing and Care Industry. That could lead to an easing up on new development.

Emeritus Corp., the second-largest assisted living operator in the United States, has announced it will purchase 29 communities, comprising more than 2,200 units.

Half of all seniors cited deteriorating health as the number one reason they would leave their homes, while nearly one in four said they would move due to a desire to live in seniors housing, according to a newly released Special Issue Brief from the American Seniors Housing Association.

Senior housing stocks took a small tumble on Friday due in part to the steady decline of the residential market.

Anna Ortigara, Communications director, Green House® Project

A total of 84% of Americans over the age of 50 expect an immediate family member to move into a senior living community within the next 10 years, a new poll found.

The federal government may owe nursing home and assisted living residents some extra spending money, thanks to President Bush's Economic Stimulus Package.

A "resegregation of sorts" is occurring in the world of eldercare, according to a news report. Elderly black people increasingly are likely to be in nursing homes while older whites more often reside in assisted living facilities.

Stephen McConnell, VP for advocacy and public policy, Alzheimer's Association

Approximately one out of every eight baby boomers in the United States - or roughly 10 million people - will develop Alzheimer's disease, says a new report from the Alzheimer's Association.