Why a Full Building Can Still Bleed Cash - A Deep Dive

Why a Full Building Can Still Bleed Cash - A Deep Dive

July 15, 2026 · 38 min · Season 6 · Episode 8

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The episode explores the financial pitfalls of high occupancy rates in senior living facilities.

A building can be 92% occupied and still be quietly falling apart. Aaron Powell and I dig into the “occupancy trap” in senior living and post-acute care: the comforting dashboard metric that celebrates full beds while revenue leaks, staffing breaks, and margins turn out to be artificial. When up to 14% of monthly revenue can vanish through level-of-care miscoding and ancillary underbilling, “looking full” is not the same as being financially healthy or clinically safe. We walk through the re...

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Host: Haven Senior Investments

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