Nursing homes demanding continued relief from the 2% Medicare sequester cuts through the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic … Harrison Street raises $720M of a targeted $2B investment fund, some of which...
Investing in private rooms may have prevented nearly a third of COVID-19 long-term care infections, deaths:...
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Amy Novotney
Apr 27, 2021
Greater investment in proper infrastructure, including private rooms and adequate staffing, likely would have gone a long way in protecting long-term care residents from COVID-19 outbreaks, an international...
Business briefs for Tuesday, March 2
Mar 02, 2021
Price per unit living within assisted living drops 30% … HHS: Medicare overpaid Brookdale $3.3M for home health provided to assisted living residents, others … Year into pandemic, senior living workers...
SNF occupancy edges slightly up in October but is still down nearly 10 percent from last year: NIC
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Amy Novotney
Jan 08, 2021
Occupancy rates at nursing homes across the country continued to be depressed in October, according to data from the latest Skilled Nursing Monthly Report, published by the National Investment Center for...
Business briefs for Monday, April 12
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Amy Novotney
Apr 12, 2021
CMS proposes 1.3% boost to SNF Medicare payments for next fiscal year … Michigan operator reduces skilled nursing beds, plans to add independent living residences amid renovation … True Connection...
Business briefs for Tuesday, March 23
Mar 23, 2021
House votes to avert Medicare cuts, but Senate battle looms … A Place for Mom launches new campaign to help caregivers find personalized care for their aging parents and relatives … One business is...
Business briefs for Tuesday, April 27
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 27, 2021
Federal, state and local entities can play an important role in removing barriers to a secure retirement: report … Medicare Advantage represents major threat to skilled nursing operators: CEO panel …...
Business briefs for Wednesday, March 17
By
Amy Novotney
Mar 17, 2021
Pre-pandemic life won’t return for more than a year, most Americans say … Lawmakers propose extension of moratorium on the 2% Medicare sequester cuts through the end of the year … Ziegler assists...
SNPs up a third since 2018: Ziegler
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Amy Novotney
May 15, 2020
The COVID-19 “new normal” for long-term care residents and families has heightened demand and interest for operators to provide additional clinical services within the long-term care setting, according...
Study: Benefits of workplace wellness programs underwhelming
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Amy Novotney
May 27, 2020
Workplace wellness programs appear to have little effect on employee healthy, health beliefs and medical utilization, according to a study by an interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University...