Capital providers
Lenders, REITs, private equity firms, and institutional investors evaluating senior housing as an asset class need the facts and access to experts in the field that NIC provides.
About NIC
About NIC
The NIC Mission
The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC), a 501(c)(3) organization, works to enable access and choice by providing data, analytics, and connections that bring together investors and providers.
Our History
In 1991, NIC was founded to bring transparency to the senior housing and care sector. At the time, senior housing and care properties were treated as a niche real estate category. With little reliable data to support investment decisions, investors had few ways to evaluate risk, compare markets, or track performance across the sector.
Over more than three decades, NIC built the infrastructure to provide that transparency: sector data and analytics through its research efforts and strategic alliance with NIC MAP, a slate of educational programs for investment and finance professionals, and industry-leading national conferences that bring capital providers and operators into the same room. Today, NIC serves as the connector for a sector spanning skilled nursing, assisted living, independent living, and memory care.
Who We Serve
NIC’s insights and expertise serve an array of industry stakeholders:
Operators
Senior living and skilled nursing providers rely on NIC to understand industry trends and competitive positioning in their markets.
Researchers and journalists
Policy analysts, academics, and media covering aging, housing, healthcare, and finance use NIC as a primary source for sector-wide statistics and trend analysis.
What Does NIC Offer?
Data
NIC promotes transparency in the sector for the more efficient flow of capital through its cultivation of comprehensive, accurate, and timely data on America’s senior housing and skilled nursing property markets.
Analytics
The NIC Research & Analytics team sponsors research studies and draws on input from industry practitioners to produce and publish thought leadership, analyses, and insights on market trends in senior housing and skilled nursing.
Connections
NIC convenes senior housing decision-makers to build relationships, explore partnerships, and share insights through a full schedule of events , including the industry’s marquee annual conferences.
Professional Education
NIC provides investment and finance professionals opportunities to accelerate their skill development through Boot Camps, Special Topics Courses, and CSHIP Certificate Programs offered through NIC Academy .