Christian Horizons sells skilled nursing program in Carmi, IL … Ensign Group acquires Texas campus … ESI arranges lease deal for a MA SNF portfolio … Harrison Street sells new age-restricted community...
3,000+ nursing home workers have died from COVID, union says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 28, 2023
More than 1.5 million nursing home workers have been infected with COVID-19 and more than 3,000 have died since the beginning of the pandemic, according to a recent report from the AFL-CIO.
So, senior living isn’t healthcare after all?
By
John O'Connor
Jan 04, 2024
The senior living industry’s reinvention as a healthcare player just received a notable setback. In a court room, of all places. As McKnight’s Senior Living recently reported, a circuit court judge...
More clarification, better definitions needed in CMS nursing home ownership rule, organizations say
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 19, 2023
The comment period ended Friday for a Department of Health and Human Service proposed nursing home ownership disclosure rule intended to make more clear ownership and management operations of facilities....
CareTrust REIT completes $52 million sale of 7-SNF portfolio in Ohio
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 03, 2022
CareTrust REIT has completed the sale of seven skilled nursing facilities in Ohio for $52 million, the San Clemente, CA-based real estate investment trust announced Friday.
Invesque completes sale of 7 Illinois SNFs in ‘pivotal moment’ in company’s history
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 06, 2023
Invesque on Monday announced the sale of seven skilled nursing facilities in Illinois for $101.3 million. The sale closed on June 1.
Assisted living’s real problem: Staffing and acuity, not lack of regulation
By
Neville M. Bilimoria
Feb 12, 2024
Recent Washington Post articles and a Senate hearing highlight a big question for assisted living: Is federal regulation the answer? I say no.
Antiepileptic med use increasing in nursing home residents with dementia
Nov 10, 2022
The two most common, valproic acid and gabapentin, are being used in clinically distinct ways.
Rates for nursing homes, in-home care down: report
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 28, 2024
Movement of rates for long-term care is mixed, with assisted living and home health aide rates up but rates for in-home nursing visits and nursing homes declined year over year, according to a new report...
Long-term care mergers and acquisitions drop 13 percent from last quarter
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 18, 2023
Mergers and acquisitions in senior living and skilled nursing in the first quarter included just 98 transactions. That’s 13% fewer than the 112 transactions that occurred in the fourth quarter of 2022,...