How is “wellness” defined in senior living? According to Brenda Bacon, founder & CEO of
Brandywine Living, it’s about providing residents safety, protection, and happiness—and making every day worth living. Brandywine Living started while the senior living industry was still in its infancy and has put resident well-being at the forefront since day one. Bacon joined NIC Chief Economist…
Q: What do Disney and the senior housing industry have in common?
A:
Sarah Duggan has worked at both, and they each rely on a strong culture to maintain their workforce. Duggan, the Executive Director of Wholesale Banking and Seniors Housing and Healthcare Lending at
Synovus Bank, acknowledges that workforce retention is the largest challenge facing the senior housing…
Have you considered Gen X as an audience for your communities? Jane Arthur-Roslovic, CEO & co-founder of multifamily developer and operator
Treplus Communities has and is all in on the active adult property type. Noticing few options for younger and healthier older adults who wanted an active, community-based living arrangement, Arthur Roslovic and her siblings teamed up to create Treplus…
Early in the COVID pandemic, Henry Kissinger noted that the historic challenge for leaders was to manage the crisis while building the future. This inspired NIC Co-Founder and Strategic Advisor,
Bob Kramer, to consider what it means to build the future, and what the future might look like for senior housing and care. Kramer has identified “Six Key Drivers”…
The NIC Chats podcast was “
On the Road” at the 2022 NIC Fall Conference. NIC Chief Economist,
Beth Mace, was joined by
VIUM Capital’s Steve Kennedy, co-founder and Executive Managing Director, and Alison Lemle, Chief Underwriter, who shared their experiences and insights on today’s capital and debt markets for the senior housing and health care sectors. Hear…
Arnold Whitman knows how to adapt during market disruption. As the Founder and Executive Chairman of
Formation Capital, he created his business by responding to industry needs during a distressed market, finding opportunities in the challenges. Recent market disruptions are moving the industry toward greater technology interoperability, which Whitman predicts has the potential to improve quality of care and…
When looking for senior housing options for a loved one, Patricia Will, founder & CEO of
Belmont Village Senior Living, told herself, “If I can’t find one, I’ll make one.” From developing her first community—designed to provide a level of care and service that she’d expect for her own family—to now operating and developing communities in 15 states, Will…
Facing unprecedented challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, senior living providers responded with courage and resilience. Offering a behind-the-scenes look, Cindy Baier, President and CEO of
Brookdale Senior Living, returns to NIC Chats to discuss her new book,
Heroes Work Here, with
Beth Mace. Baier shares how the book preserves these caregivers’ important role in history from their…
Fee Stubblefield, founder and CEO of
The Springs Living, has never been more excited or optimistic about senior living. Listen as he and
Beth Mace discuss how having a purpose, mission and plan has helped solidify his company’s reputation among both residents and staff, leading to The Springs Living being named one of the best workplaces for aging services.…
Roosevelt Davis, Senior Director of Seniors Housing at
Fannie Mae – one of the largest sources of capital for lenders financing multifamily properties, including seniors housing and care properties – explains how the organization was able to manage risk to continue supporting the industry and providing capital during the COVID-19 pandemic and what the Fannie Mae team looks for when…
For this NIC Chats podcast, Lynne Katzmann, founder and president of
Juniper Communities – a nationally recognized premier senior living provider – how her leadership style has changed over time, but her commitment to creating a better environment for the people she serves remains consistent. Katzmann talks to NIC’s cheif economist,
Beth Mace, about the challenges of being an…
Brian Sunday, Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager at
AEW Capital Management— one of the largest real estate asset managers in the world—shares how his mentor helped him see the full potential of the senior housing industry. AEW wants to add value to their operators and takes pride in doing more than just writing a check. Sunday talks with…
Cindy Baier, President and CEO of Brookdale Senior Living—the nation’s largest senior living operator in the country—shares how growing up on a farm taught her the benefit of hard work. She tackles tough problems by studying them from every angle, utilizing a team with diverse perspectives, and putting every idea on the table, even the unlikely ones. Baier talks about…
Tana Gall, President of
Merrill Gardens—a private, family-owned company based in Seattle, Washington—chats with
Beth Mace about growing up in a town of just 324 people in eastern Washington to now running a company that operates 70 communities across 20 states in the U.S. Gall shares tactics that have helped keep costs down in their moderately priced communities, and…
Peter Kane, Managing Director and Group Head, Healthcare Banking at
CIBC US, has been involved in financing senior housing since 1998, with a team that’s been together more than 15 years. Listen in as he and
Beth Mace discuss the challenges of financing through the pandemic, particularly with skilled nursing, which is Kane’s specialty, and what is happening in…
VIUM Capital’s Brendan Healy, Senior Managing Director, and Scott Tittle, Managing Director, Head of Governmental Relations and External Affairs, share their perspectives with NIC’s Chief Economist
Beth Mace on how the pandemic has reshaped the industry, where they see the business heading over the next few years, and their thoughts on how to overcome today’s labor challenges. You’ll hear some things that will…
Don Husi, Managing Director of the Senior Housing & Care Finance team at
Ziegler, offers inspiring perspectives from more than 30 years in the industry. In this engaging NIC Chats podcast with NIC’s
Beth Mace, Husi shares his thoughts on growing talent in the industry and innovative ideas to strengthen the sector. Listen now!…
Kelly Cook Andress, President,
Sage Senior Living, talks to
Beth Mace in this NIC Chats podcast about her early career working for the legendary Paul Klaassen of Sunrise Senior Living, how she runs her own 1,265 unit business like a Tyrannosaurus Rex, and how sleeping on the floor of a 1-bed apartment in New York for three weeks inspired…
Ed Williams is a Managing Director in
Berkadia’s senior housing and healthcare group, one of the largest HUD lenders in the senior housing and care sector. In this NIC Chats podcast, Williams shares with
NIC Chief Economist Beth Mace how working in the industry has allowed him to combine his passions for caring for seniors, and for crunching numbers.…
You may know that with the recent acquisition of Holiday Retirement,
Atria Senior Living has expanded to 447 communities across 45 states and seven Canadian provinces. But did you know that Atria’s Chairman and CEO, John Moore, owns a restaurant in Louisville that serves best-in-class bourbon, whiskey, and scotch? And would you like to know what the “B-52 of senior…
NIC Chats podcast host Beth Mace sits down with Gaurie Rodman, Director of Development Services at
Aptura, a Direct Supply Company to learn her vision for the future of senior housing design, including meeting the needs of the ‘
Forgotten Middle,’ and evolving the senior living built environment post-pandemic. You’ll also hear about Rodman’s emigration to Milwaukee from Sri…
What do Bill Clinton, Pierce Brosnan, and the founding of one of the leading woman-owned businesses in seniors housing & care have in common? Listen to
NIC Chief Economist Beth Mace interview Kathy Sweeney, Managing Partner and Co-Founder at
Blue Moon Capital Partners LP, to find out! In this NIC Chats podcast episode, hear about Sweeney’s approach to business,…
In this authentic, engaging NIC Chats podcast interview, NIC’s Chief Economist
Beth Mace chats with industry thought-leader Scott Thurman, Chief Credit Officer, HUD Lending at
Greystone, who’s responsible for over $1 billion in FHA lending in the sector. You’ll hear Thurman’s insights on the state of the industry today, suggestions for growing talent in seniors housing, his personal and career…
You may think you know industry thought leader Bob Kramer,
NIC co-founder and strategic advisor and founder of
Nexus Insights, but in this engaging NIC Chats podcast, you’ll learn some things that may surprise you. Kramer shares stories on how he started in the seniors housing industry, his tips on living an authentic life, his insights on the future,…
