As America ages, the U.S. economy and its macro components—Social Security, Medicare, workforce, and taxation, to name a few—will be affected. Today federal spending on earned-benefit programs such as Social Security and Medicare accounts for nearly two-thirds of the total federal budget. These programs’ expenses crowd out discretionary spending for other high-priority societal needs, including education, infrastructure, and even defense…
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As the 2016 NIC Spring Investment Forum wrapped up on Friday, discussions revolved around the coming challenges and opportunities for seniors housing and care. The theme of change seemed to permeate the discussions during the three day event in Dallas, Texas.
One of the highlights of the
2016 NIC Spring Investment Forum was the Closing General Session. Facing an evolving…
The housing industry is being pulled in different directions, as two of the largest age cohorts of our time—millennials and boomers—compete for urban accommodations.
While boomers control the vast majority of economic wealth in this country, millennial buyers now account for 36% of U.S. home purchases, compared with 34% of homes going to boomers, according to Dan DiClerico at the…
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Originally intended to help guide skilled nursing consumers and their families as they compare and monitor care across different facilities, CMS’ Five-Star Quality Rating System is increasingly being used by investors to identify which properties to invest in and how facilities within their existing portfolio are performing.
But evaluating a skilled nursing facility on its rating alone isn’t enough. For…
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We’ve seen it all over the media: “The first of the Boomers turn 70.” So what does this mean for the seniors housing and care industry?
Some might argue that it presents a “unicorn” opportunity for innovative entrepreneurs to develop products or services that will serve one of the largest generations to hit retirement age in our history—and it presents…
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