{"id":34299,"date":"2022-10-18T04:17:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T11:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/?p=34299"},"modified":"2026-02-22T15:34:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T23:34:29","slug":"wave-44-45-senior-living-surveys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/wave-44-45-senior-living-surveys\/","title":{"rendered":"Staffing Crisis Shifts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Employee turnover and attracting caregiving staff (traditionally cited as the top challenges among senior living operators) are now being reported as the second and third biggest challenges senior living organizations are confronted with.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

That finding comes from the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care<\/a> (NIC) via their recent survey. Described as a \u201cpositive sign of relief\u201d for senior living operators, the data suggests the industry is slowly turning the corner in regard to staffing challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The survey \u2014 Executive Survey Insights: Wave 44<\/a> \u2014 in addition to NIC\u2019s latest survey (Wave 45<\/a>), are packed with more discoveries on the state of senior living. Keep reading for a highlight:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About NIC Executive Survey Insights<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are NIC Executive Survey Insights? Introduced back in 2020, the initiative seeks to deliver real-time insights on the pandemic\u2019s impact in senior living. By distributing surveys to operators across the U.S., NIC gauges what obstacles communities are facing and measures their pace of recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This Wave 44 survey includes responses from July 25 to August 21 of this year, drawn from owners and executives of 55 small, medium and large senior housing and skilled nursing operators across the nation. As for Wave 45, responses are from August 22 to September 18, pulled from 47 operators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wave 44 & 45 findings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the Wave 44 report reveals several important findings, this stands out most: staffing challenges are no longer being cited as the number one concern for industry operators. Instead, the report shows rising operator expenses as the top challenge organizations are currently facing (according to 86% of survey respondents).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So in regard to the staffing crisis, the Wave 44 data shows promise. And building off that positivity, three-quarters of respondents say they\u2019re optimistic that more improvements are on the horizon:<\/p>\n\n\n\n