National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care

08/19/2026

🚨 ATTENTION: The best rate for is ending soon!

In just one week, Early Bird pricing for the 2026 NIC Fall Conference will be gone. After August 26, prices go up—and the opportunity to save disappears with them.

Don't miss your chance to join 3,000+ senior housing and care leaders will be in Chicago for three days of conversations, connections, and insights that can shape what’s next for .

🔗Don’t wait until the best opportunities have already passed you by. Register now and save up to $700: https://bit.ly/45Ol4kc

08/18/2026

🆕New data on senior care bankruptcies is in, showing filings remain consistent with historical averages.

Gibbons Advisors, in collaboration with NIC, just released their first half 2026 senior care bankruptcy analysis. Takeaways for those tracking distress signals in the sector:
→ Filing activity remained in line with historical norms
→ Senior care continues to represent roughly a quarter of all healthcare bankruptcy filings
→ Skilled nursing, which typically accounts for a meaningful share of filings, saw none in the first half of the year
→ All filings were concentrated in senior living and CCRC properties

📄Access the full report: https://www.nic.org/resources/senior-care-chapter-11-bankruptcy-filings-trends-and-profile-2019-2025/?utm_source=FB&utm_medium=organic_social&utm_campaign=ResearchAndAnalytics&utm_content=GibbinsReport_AugW3

08/17/2026

Hear directly from a CSHIP graduate, Cayden Ridgeway, about how NIC Academy’s CSHIP Certificate Program helped build the knowledge and skills needed to navigate senior housing investment with greater confidence.

From understanding the fundamentals to applying industry-specific insights, CSHIP is designed to help professionals put their learning to work.

▶️ Hear their experience and see what CSHIP can bring to your career.

Learn more about CSHIP: https://www.nic.org/nic-academy/cship/?utm_source=IG&utm_medium=organic_social&utm_campaign=NICAcademy&utm_content=NICAcademy_CSHIP_August2026

08/14/2026

⁉️Could the lodging sector’s evolution offer a playbook for senior housing?

Find out at our NIC Signature Session: The Lodging Sector Evolution & Playbook: Possible or Practical for Senior Housing?

Join moderator Kurt Read and panelists John Arabia, Jack Callison, Dave Johnson, and Julienne Smith as they discuss various aspects of the lodging sector, such as the evolution to an asset-light business model and the proliferation of successful brands known to both the consumer and investor communities.

What is realistically practical and what would be the conditions that would need to be present for the sector to explore alternative approaches that have been successful in this adjacent sector?

🔗Register now: https://bit.ly/45Ol4kc
📍 2026 NIC Fall Conference | Chicago, IL | Oct. 21-23

08/13/2026

💡Active adult is one of the fastest-growing segments in housing for older adults — and one of the least understood.

Our 3-part podcast series explores what's actually driving the active adult property type, straight from the people building and operating it:

🎙️ Episode 1 — Ben Burke (Headwaters Group) on the investment thesis: demographic tailwinds, underwriting fundamentals, and where capital markets go from here.

🎙️ Episode 2 — Kimberly Byrum (Zonda Advisory Group) on using data to pick the right markets and product — demand sizing, mobility patterns, unit mix.

🎙️ Episode 3 — Christine Tarras (Greystar) on the resident programming that actually drives leasing velocity and retention.

Hosted by Caroline Clapp, Senior Principal at NIC.

🔗Listen to all three 👇
https://www.nic.org/nic-chats-podcast/?utm_source=FB&utm_medium=organic_social&utm_campaign=ResearchAndAnalytics&utm_content=NICChats-AABundle-AugustW2

08/10/2026

The conversations don't stop when the sessions end.

At the 2026 NIC Fall Conference, networking is built into the experience. Connect with industry leaders in dedicated Networking Lounges, at conference receptions, and at our new Evening Networking Lounge, extending your opportunities to build relationships long after the day's sessions end.

Register by August 26 to lock in Early Bird pricing. https://bit.ly/45Ol4kc

📍 October 21–23 | Chicago, IL

08/07/2026

⁉️Have active adult developers hit the brakes?

Just 1,000 new units delivered across 880 communities in the first half of 2026 — a fraction of the ~7,000/year average during 2023-2025. The result: active adult occupancy jumped 1.4 points in a single quarter to 92.6%, according to 2Q data.

The numbers:
→ All-occupancy rate: 92.6%, up 1.4 pts QoQ, +0.3 pts YoY
→ Stabilized occupancy (2+ years open): 93.5%, down 20 bps
→ 1H 2026 deliveries: 1,000 units vs. ~7,000/year average, 2023-2025

Sunbelt markets are benefiting most from the slowdown. Phoenix occupancy jumped 3.0 points and Austin gained 1.1 — still the lowest in the top 15 markets, but closing the gap. LA, Virginia Beach, and Buffalo lead at 95%+.

📉Full breakdown, including market-by-market data: https://www.nic.org/blog/active-adult-occupancy-climbs-to-92-6-while-supply-growth-stalls/

NIC MAP in July released second quarter data for the 880 active adult rental communities they track across the U.S. Active adult communities are

08/06/2026

💡What does the future of aging mean for the future of senior housing and care?

📈Join us at the NIC Premier Session: Aging Reimagined: What Comes Next for Senior Housing and Care, where aging expert Ken Dychtwald will bring a pragmatic lens to the demographic wave ahead, translating big-picture longevity trends into actionable insights for owners, operators, and investors.

Following the presentation, moderator Tana Gall and a panel of industry leaders — Anne Doyle, Ryan Frederick, Adam Kaplan, and Bill Pettit — will discuss how integrated healthcare models, operational flexibility, and new business approaches are already reshaping the landscape—and where the greatest opportunities and risks lie for those allocating capital and building the future of senior living.

You'll leave with a clearer understanding of how to translate demographic inevitabilities into strategic advantage.

🔗Register Today and Save Up to $700 with Early Bird Rates: https://bit.ly/45Ol4kc

📍 2026 NIC Fall Conference | Chicago, IL

08/05/2026

🚨Big news: NIC is teaming up with the MIT AgeLab on a research collaboration, Reimagining the Future of Senior Living, to rethink what the future customer actually wants from housing and care as expectations evolve.

"The senior living sector must rethink its offerings now, so that future generations have real access and choice in communities they are proud to call home," said Ray Braun, President and CEO of NIC.

Over the next three years, the expansive research will include cross-sector data reviews, generational brand research, industry working groups, and roundtable interviews and national surveys with next-generation consumers. Findings will be shared publicly to benefit the whole sector.

None of this happens without support. Thank you to the senior housing organizations funding this work alongside NIC: Benchmark Senior Living, HumanGood, National Church Residences, Parker Health Group, Inc., Franciscan Ministries, Front Porch, Masonicare Corporation, Merrill Gardens, Presbyterian Homes & Services, Senior Living Transformation Company/Centered Care, and The Springs Living.

We're excited to see what we learn together, and what it means for the future of senior living.

https://www.nic.org/news-press/nic-and-mit-agelab-launch-landmark-study-to-reimagine-senior-living-options/

08/04/2026

Thank you Marcus & Millichap for being an Official Partner and for supporting NIC’s mission to advance senior housing and care.
When It Comes To Seniors Housing, Marcus & Millichap Has You Covered.