By Matthew McMurtrey: In the age of the COVID-19 pandemic, demand for small-house senior living operations may increase. According to a recent Harris Poll survey, over one-third of urban dwellers have stated that the COVID-19 …
Hurricane Season is Here – Is Your Facility Ready?
Senior Housing News recently published an interesting article (https://seniorhousingnews.com/2019/07/30/5-months-no-electricity-what-insignia-senior-living-learned-from-its-hurricane-ordeal/) discussing lessons learned by Insignia Senior Living from when Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico two years ago – and left their facility with no electricity for …
Don’t Despair! Senior Housing Services Demand Will Continue to Grow.
Although the competition between facilities for residents and employees creates a headwind for the industry, it is important not to lose sight of the simple fact that time and demographics are on the side of …
Demand for Employees Expected to Continue to Grow
It’s no secret that finding and keeping good employees is one of the keys to the success of any senior living facility. Owners and operators are having to become more and more creative in offering …
Luxury Senior Living on the Rise
Senior Housing News recently published an interesting article on the increasing demand for luxury senior living (read the full article at http://seniorhousingnews.com/2016/08/23/luxury-senior-living-booming/). The gist of the article is that many Baby Boomers are retiring with …
Are Hybrid Facilities the Wave of the Future?
Seniors Housing Business (www.seniorshousingbusiness.com) recently published a fascinating article on attempts by some senior housing operators to create facilities with a mix of independent living and assisted living residents. Recognizing that couples moving into facilities …
What Will Interest Rates Do in 2017?
Our good friends at HJ Sims Investments recently published their “Market Outlook” for 2017, which features some interesting speculation on where interest rates will go under a Trump Administration. A key excerpt: It usually takes …
Making Seniors Housing Affordable for Middle-Class Residents
Senior Housing Business magazine’s October-November 2016 issue had an interesting “question of the month” – asking how to make the industry more affordable for the middle class. Unsurprisingly, there were many differing opinions on the …
Your Predictions for 2017 (Part Three of Five)
Today we share with you responses to two different, but related, questions related to employee compensation and changes or potential changes in federal and state/local law regarding the same. The first question related to the …
Your predictions for 2017 (Part One of Five)
Last week, in connection with our Senior Housing Symposium entitled “Looking Back . . . Looking Forward” we surveyed our attendees to get a feel for where they predict next year will look like in …
