Ziegler predicts ‘fierce headwinds’ continuing into new year
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 09, 2023
“Fierce headwinds” will keep blowing for long-term care providers in 2023, according to specialty investment bank Ziegler. Inflationary pressures and workforce challenges are still in play, but reasons...
Those past traditional retirement age may be a solution to worker shortfalls
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 10, 2023
So-called employment extenders — those who continue to work in their fields beyond the traditional retirement age — make up the fastest growing segment of the labor market, according to a new research...
About 20 percent of operators still face severe staffing shortages: NIC
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 26, 2022
Approximately one-fifth of senior living and skilled nursing operators responding to the latest Executive Survey Insights report by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care consider the...
Negotiated risk agreements may mitigate ligation exposure, experts say
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 29, 2022
Negotiated risk agreements between an assisted living community and a resident (or his or her power of attorney) can help the operator in the event of a lawsuit, according to nationwide law firm Baker,...
$3.1 million grant aims to fight long-term care nurse burnout
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 05, 2022
Reducing nurse burnout in long-term care and other healthcare settings is the goal of a three-year, $3.1 million grant partnership between the United Health Foundation and the American Nurses Foundation,...
Remote, hybrid work schedules hurting long-term care recovery, experts say
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 17, 2023
The move toward remote and hybrid work during the pandemic is hurting the long-term care industry and continues to slow recovery, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Inflation drops to lowest point in more than 2 years at 3 percent
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 14, 2023
At 3%, the inflation rate reached its lowest point last month since March 2021, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s a full percentage point lower than the 4% reported in May.
Positive company culture motivates, engages and retains employees, exec says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 18, 2022
Survey after survey shows that money isn’t the prime motivator for healthcare employees anymore. Support and appreciation outweigh wages in retaining workers during the pandemic.
Long-term care operators devise creative solutions to staffing shortages: NIC
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 08, 2022
Ninety-four percent of long-term care operators surveyed are experiencing moderate to severe staffing shortages, according to the latest Executive Survey Insights report, released Thursday by the National...
Long-term care lending increases in second half of 2021: survey
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 22, 2022
Lending to long-term care providers picked up in the second half of 2021, according to results of a Ziegler / National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care lending survey released Friday.