HJ Sims raises $398 million for university-based life plan community under construction
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 22, 2021
Fairfield, CT-based investment bank and wealth management firm HJ Sims closed this month on a $398.1 million tax-exempt and taxable bond issue for a new life plan community being constructed on the grounds...
Publicly traded nursing homes see little financial effect from pandemic: study
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 26, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has not resulted in the forecast financial damage for the long-term care industry, according to data reviewed in a study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics.
Fishers, IN-based healthcare real estate company Invesque and Dallas-based senior living provider Sonida Senior Living held second-quarter earnings calls on Monday.
End of PHE a good time to review employee accommodations—carefully, EEOC says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 17, 2023
The end of the COVID-19 public health emergency does not mean that employers can automatically terminate reasonable accommodations that were provided due to pandemic-related circumstances, the Equal Employment...
Most healthcare businesses optimistic about future of economy
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 18, 2023
More than half of healthcare professionals participating in a new survey said they expect the United States economy to improve over the next 12 months.
Collaboration seeks to provide pipeline of nursing graduates, professionals
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 06, 2024
A new collaboration in New York seeks to provide direct career pathways for students, graduates, nurses, advanced practice providers and physician assistants; expand career opportunities for nursing professionals;...
Paid training program helps recruit CNAs to Barclay Friends CCRC
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 25, 2023
Barclay Friends, a Kendal-affiliated continuing care retirement / life plan community in West Chester, PA, says that it has found that offering paid training opportunities is a game-changer in the recruitment...
Landlord countersues ‘sinking ship’ CCRC over multiple allegations
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 20, 2022
Dallas continuing care retirement community Edgemere now faces a countersuit from its landlord, Intercity Investments, after having sued Intercity and its agent, Kong Capital, alleging breach of contract,...
COVID-19 bill may protect senior living community from liability in resident’s death
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 16, 2021
A provision included in a COVID-19 relief bill passed by the North Carolina General Assembly last year might provide a Charlotte assisted living and memory care community and its parent company immunity...
McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards recognize 52 women at various stages of careers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 19, 2021
The first day of the McKnight’s Women of Distinction two-day festivities began yesterday with a roundtable discussion about workforce lessons from the pandemic featuring four McKnight’s Women of Distinction...