Senior Housing News January 1, 2024
A new year always brings new challenges and opportunities. In 2024, the senior living industry will have plenty of both.
The senior living sector endured a hard year in 2023, starting with multiple stories of operators shutting down or in distress, and ending with assisted living being slammed in the recent Washington Post series.
But there are reasons for hope as 2024 dawns. The industry is heading into the new year with more momentum on occupancy and the prospect of regaining pre-pandemic census levels by the year’s end. At the same time, they are excited by a relatively low rate of new construction starts and looming demand from the baby boomer generation, which could keep occupancy gains flowing into 2025...