Seniors Housing & Care Journal is a peer-reviewed annual publication focusing on applied research and best practices in the fields of seniors housing and long-term care.  The Journal is distributed to over 2,000 long-term care managers, executives, and investors at the annual conference of the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing and Care Industry (NIC). It is available for purchase at http://www.nic.org/.

Deadline for submitting papers for the 2008 Seniors Housing & Care Journal is Friday, May 16.  Contact Scott King with any questions. 

Is Your Paper Right for the Journal?
Areas of research submissions include, but aren’t limited to:

• Sales & Marketing
• Macro Trends & Market Analysis
• Finance
• Seniors Housing Affordability
• Government, Policy & Regulatory Issues
• Risk Management
• Operations
• Staffing
• Outcomes Data

Topics for last year's (2007) Seniors Housing & Care Journal include:

• The Satisfied but Disenchanted Leaders in Long-Term Care: The Paradox of the Nursing Home Administrator

• Trends in Awareness, Attitudes, and Usage of Retirement and Age-Qualified Properties: Findings from a National Survey of Households 60 Years of Age and Older

• Connecting Affordable Seniors Housing and Services: An In-Depth Descriptive Study of Three Models

• The Need for Government Support for the Rehabilitation of Age Low-Income Senior Properties

• PREPARE: A Study of Disaster Planning in Senior Living

• Walking to Maintain and Improve Health: How the Integration of Sidewalks and Walking Paths in Senior Communities Promotes Successful Aging

• A Proposal to Develop a Guideline for Indoor Lighting in Independent Senior Living Facilities

• Assisted Living Facilities: Best Practices in Design and Management

If you are interested in submitting a research paper for the 2008 Seniors Housing & Care Journal , please email Scott King or call Scott at (847) 492-6707.