Assisted Living
Properties that provide supportive care from trained employees. Residents are unable to live independently and require assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs).
Assisted Living Resources
Senior Housing Occupancy Climbs in Second Quarter 2026
Senior housing occupancy reached 89.9% in the second quarter of 2026, up 0.4 percentage points, with the number of occupied senior housing units increasing to a new record level. Year-over-year inventory growth remained near record lows. Average annual asking rent growth remained above historical averages and rolling four-quarter pricing per unit for senior housing and nursing transactions were near or at…
Independent Living Rate Growth Moderates, While Assisted Living Accelerates
Data from the recently released 1Q 2026 NIC MAP Seniors Housing Actual Rates Report showed that: In the first quarter of 2026, year-over-year rate growth across all rate categories for independent living properties moderated from the record highs reported in early 2025. In March 2026, year-over-year growth in in-place…
Senior Housing First Quarter Investment Performance Was Strongest in Nearly a Decade
Senior housing investment performance in the first quarter of 2026 continued to gain speed, posting a total return of 3.9%, the property type’s highest total return since the fourth quarter of 2017. Overall, senior housing during the quarter outperformed the broader NCREIF Property Index’s (NPI) total return of 1.2%…