Independent Living

Despite hopes that the rising tide in occupancy rates would lift all boats for the seniors housing industry, many operators with full properties still wrestle with revenue volatility that hinders financial performance. This phenomenon can be especially perplexing for investors who cut their teeth on other commercial property types where fully leased properties typically deliver healthy returns. Intent on their property’s real estate fundamentals, they risk overlooking the impact of clinical care on the bottom line. “Revenue volatility tends to be opaque for a lot of operators because it’s in the clinical world that turbulence happens with the residents, and …