Not-for-profit persevering with care retirement communities (CCRCs) are gaining occupancy in 2025, reflecting rising client confidence and portray an “encouraging image” for the sector.
That’s based on the newest Ziegler evaluation, which examined occupancy information supplied by NIC MAP for the second quarter of 2025.
Common occupancy for non-profit CCRCs reached 91.1% within the second quarter of 2025, a 70 foundation level enhance from the earlier quarter and a 200 foundation level enhance year-over-year, based on Ziegler.
For non-profit suppliers, the outcomes “reinforce the resilience of the mannequin, notably given the headwinds in improvement and staffing,” Senior Analysis Analyst Megan Cummingham wrote.
“With robust occupancy throughout all ranges of care, not-for-profit CCRCs are coming into the second half of 2025 from a place of operational stability, offering a chance to strategically reinvest in infrastructure, workers improvement, and different enhancements to maintain this development trajectory,” she wrote.
Non-profit CCRCs’ assisted residing wings noticed the best stage of quarterly development, reaching 91% for the second quarter, representing a 110 foundation level enhance in comparison with the primary quarter of 89%. CCRCs’ reminiscence care models noticed the best annual development by growing 270 foundation factors to 92.1% in comparison with 2Q24.
Unbiased residing models in non-profit CCRCs grew occupancy 50 foundation factors from the earlier quarter to 92.7%. The most recent complete additionally displays a 170 foundation factors acquire versus the identical time final yr.
Expert nursing models in non-profit CCRCs added the bottom stage of occupancy within the second quarter of this yr with a mean charge of 86.9%. That complete displays a 60 foundation level enhance from the earlier quarter and a 170 foundation level enhance in comparison with the second quarter of 2024. The variety of occupied expert non-profit CCRC nursing beds in main markets presently sits at a file excessive, based on the Nationwide Funding Heart for Seniors Housing and Care (NIC) information, indicating there may be nonetheless demand for the mannequin of care.
Each not-for-profit CCRCs and not-for-profit senior residing suppliers are persevering with to see growing occupancy traits that began in 2021, once they dipped under 86%. Present market traits and sustainable improvement pipelines for nonprofit organizations will help these operators proceed to strengthen their market presence, Cummingham wrote.
