Assumptions & Sources
This is the one register behind every model at /decide. Each input carries a defensible low/high range, a named public source, and the date that source was checked — so a change here changes every calculator, not just one.
$292,428–$17,109,400/ year, modeled
A directional range built from the sourced inputs above, not a forecast, guarantee, or audited result. Your portfolio will produce a different number. Sourced as of August 2026.
communities
communities
$5–$30
Default used across the suite: 12
NIC MAP Vision, portfolio-size distribution among regional operators
A planning midpoint for a regional operator. Replace with your own community count. Sourced as of August 2026.
units
units / beds
$200–$2,500
Default used across the suite: 500
NIC MAP Vision, Q2 2026 primary/secondary market inventory report
Licensed/available unit range for a mid-size regional portfolio, not a forecast of your inventory. Sourced as of August 2026.
occupancyPct
% occupied
$83–$90
Default used across the suite: 88
NIC MAP Vision senior housing occupancy trend report, Q2 2026
National blended occupancy range across primary markets; local and asset-class occupancy varies. Sourced as of August 2026.
revenuePerOccupiedUnit
$ / occupied unit / month
$4,200–$7,500
Default used across the suite: 5,800
NIC MAP Vision asking rent report, assisted living, Q2 2026
Asking-rent range by market tier. Effective revenue per occupied unit varies with payer mix and concessions. Sourced as of August 2026.
leakagePct
% of revenue
$2–$8
Default used across the suite: 5
Operator-reported reconciliation-latency range collected in SeniorCRE discovery calls, 2025–2026
Operator-reported, not independently audited. Enter your own acuity-capture variance if you have it. Sourced as of August 2026.
agencyPremiumAnnual
$ / year, portfolio-wide
$90,000–$600,000
Default used across the suite: 250,000
Argentum 2025 State of Senior Housing & Care workforce report, agency/contract labor spend by portfolio size
Portfolio-wide agency premium over baseline labor for a similarly sized operator, not a projection. Sourced as of August 2026.
turnoverPct
% / year
$35–$65
Default used across the suite: 45
Argentum / NIC 2025 caregiver turnover benchmark, direct-care staff, national
National direct-care turnover range. State minimum-staffing rules and care level shift this materially. Sourced as of August 2026.
reportingHoursWeek
hours / week, portfolio-wide
$15–$70
Default used across the suite: 40
Operator time-study range collected in SeniorCRE discovery calls, 2025–2026
Operator-reported manual reconciliation load; scales with community count and systems count. Sourced as of August 2026.
loadedHourlyCost
$ / hour, fully loaded
$45–$85
Default used across the suite: 65
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES, community/financial-ops wage data, with a 1.3–1.5x burden multiplier
Fully loaded cost of salaried reconciliation time; benefits load and role mix vary by operator. Sourced as of August 2026.
systemsCount
systems of record
$3–$11
Default used across the suite: 6
HealthTechS3 2025 senior housing & care IT systems survey, systems-of-record count by operator size
Distinct systems currently claiming operating truth (EHR, PMS, ledger, BI, point tools). Sourced as of August 2026.
These ranges seed the shared assumption record used by every model at /decide. Operators can override any field there; overrides stay in the browser and never change the sourced ranges documented on this page.
SeniorCRE is the operator-controlled operating infrastructure for senior housing & care.