Nursing homes struggle with tighter reimbursement environment, expert says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 20, 2024
Nursing home funding challenges, capital and private equity firms were among the subjects of a webinar Tuesday sponsored by the Long Term Care Community Coalition.
New York first state to require employers to offer paid prenatal leave
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 24, 2024
New York is set to become the first state to require employers to provide 20 hours of additional paid time off for pregnant workers for pregnancy-related medical care without requiring workers to tap into...
Healthcare REITs diminish REITs’ overall ‘modest growth’ in funds from operations: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 29, 2024
Almost two-thirds of real estate investment trusts reported year-over-year increases in funds from operations in the first quarter, but healthcare REITs saw a decrease of $999 million in FFO year over...
Uptick in demand means opportunities for senior living investors: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 25, 2023
The long-term outlook for the US senior living market is positive, according to Berkadia’s US Seniors Housing Commentary for Spring 2023.
SNFs leased from REITs score higher in CMS quality measure ratings
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 18, 2023
Skilled nursing properties that are leased from real estate investment trusts are likely to have better quality measure ratings for long-stay residents compared with properties that are leased from entities...
1031 Crowdfunding launches Covenant Senior Housing REIT with $51.3M in assets
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 14, 2023
1031 Crowdfunding has launched its first private real estate investment trust, Covenant Senior Housing REIT Inc., or CSHREIT, the company announced Thursday.
IRS plans to deny billions of dollars in ‘clearly improper’ employee retention credit claims
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 25, 2024
The IRS said it plans to deny tens of thousands of improper, high-risk employee retention credit claims from employers, totaling billions of dollars, after a review found “a large number of improper...
Nurses supported by managers more likely to stay with employers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 14, 2023
Retaining nurses could be as simple as supporting their efforts to upskill, according to the results of a new study by Perceptyx.
Employers cannot artificially reduce an employee’s pay rate to avoid paying the proper amount of overtime, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed.
EEOC to home in on workplace discrimination
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 24, 2023
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission plans to increase its focus on protecting people with disabilities, older workers, LGBTQ+ individuals and temporary workers over the next five years. That’s...