Occupancy in the senior housing sector has long been characterized by peaks and valleys. But recent history has hardly been typical. Occupancy decreased to 87.8% in the second quarter of 2019, from...
Future shock
By
John O'Connor
Oct 01, 2008
Historically, those in need of seniors housing and care options had but one real choice: nursing homes. But market changes and policy shifts have collectively reduced the role of nursing care as the nation’s...
Potential residents will be plentiful for long-term operators in the very near future, but will service...
By
John Hall
Nov 02, 2018
Demographic analysis clearly shows long-term care will have a substantially larger number of potential residents within the next five to seven years. Some long-term care leaders have predicted as a matter...
Right-sized investing
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 08, 2018
The finance world will be looking for long-term care’s ‘sweet spot’ in 2018
The Year of Uncertainty
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 06, 2017
Questions about the economy, Medicare funding and other reimbursement issues bring more risk to lending and investing in long-term care in 2017
McKnight’s Online Expo offers free continuing education units for the first time
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 01, 2009
In this down-turned economy, when most things seem to be getting more difficult to accomplish or acquire, there is one high-quality endeavor bucking the trend: McKnight’s Online Expo.
Uncertain futures
By
John Andrews
Oct 01, 2011
Double-whammy of regulatory burdens and reimbursement unknowns gives investors reason for pause when considering whether to spend on skilled nursing
Back from the brink
By
John Andrews
Oct 01, 2010
The skilled nursing sector has recovered relatively well from the economic meltdown in 2008. Still, capital is tight and economic soft spots remain
5th Online Expo features major LTC topics
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 01, 2011
Expanded McKnight’s virtual trade show offers five free CEUs, exhibits, more
Getting wider, not bigger: An investment and planning recipe for survival before the big senior wave
By
John Hall
Nov 15, 2019
At first blush, expanding any business in a time of declining numbers of customers and sagging construction starts seems illogical. But it’s exactly what may help skilled nursing facilities thrive and...