All signs indicate that it is the right time to invest in the skilled nursing sector, said George Hager, CEO and chair of Genesis HealthCare.

The industry needs to move quickly against two pending measures that could harm operators, said Dave Kyllo, executive director of the National Center for Assisted Living. One is a bill that would ban pre-dispute arbitration agreements. Another would change the False Claims Act. Kyllo also said operators should urge Congress to approve a measure that would cover co-payments for residents who are eligible to receive both Medicare and Medicaid services.

In today's challenging seniors housing market, capital likely will be more available for smaller transactions, said Arnie Whitman, president and CEO of Formation Capital.

A report from the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing and Care Industry, and the American Seniors Housing Association offers for the first time a history of net inventory growth, said Bob Kramer, president of NIC.

Revenue growth is picking up in the independent living and assisted living sectors, said Lawrence J. Horan, financial research and analysis director for the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing and Care Industry.

The fundamentals of seniors housing are showing weakness, according to Michael Hargrave, vice president of the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing and Care Industry Market Area Profiles.

Seniors housing is in good shape, according to a new report released by the American Seniors Housing Association.

The National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing and Care Industry will play host to a new conference devoted to skilled nursing and issues of reimbursement, Bob Kramer, president of NIC, said last week.

After reaching a peak about a year ago, the seniors housing market declined. But it has begun to pick up slightly, explained Lawrence J. Horan, director of financial research and analysis for the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing and Care Industry. He offered his views during NIC's 18th annual conference held in Chicago earlier this month.

David Schless, president of the American Seniors Housing Association, offers seniors housing statistics at the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing and Care Industry conference held Sept. 10-12 at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers.

The aging of the baby boomer population will drastically alter the culture of long-term care, including the industry's terminology, according to Bob Kramer, president of the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing and Care Industry.

Robert Kramer, president of the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing and Care Industry, offers a historical picture of the seniors housing industry during the 2008 conference held in Chicago in September.