Ensign, Omega optimistic about paths to sustained long-term growth
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 03, 2022
Although workforce challenges and the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to disrupt the long-term care industry, Ensign Group and Omega Healthcare Investors executives said that the companies...
New law ‘ensures future viability’ of CCRCs, provider and resident groups say
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Lois A. Bowers
Jun 28, 2023
A bill signed into law Monday by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) will help ensure the future viability and financial strength of the continuing care retirement / life plan community model in Florida, according to...
Low wages, part-time work remain barriers to direct care workforce pipeline
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 13, 2023
Not much has changed in a year for the direct care workforce, according to a new PHI research report, released Tuesday
Environmental sustainability efforts gain recognition for CCRC
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 26, 2023
A nonprofit continuing care retirement / life plan community in Vermont is racking up awards and recognition for its work in sustainability and environmental stewardship.
Bill would place all residential care facilities on equal plane for state funding programs
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 21, 2023
A bill expanding funding eligibility for state financing and funding programs to residential care facilities for the elderly could add more care and service options for older adults in California, according...
78 people charged for $2.5 billion in alleged healthcare fraud
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Lois A. Bowers
Jun 29, 2023
A two-week nationwide law enforcement action has culminated in criminal charges against 78 defendants for their alleged participation in telemedicine, pharmaceutical and other healthcare fraud, as well...
Collaborative seeks to ‘fuel robust dialogue’ affecting costs of aging in US
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 28, 2022
A national collaborative is advocating for the adoption of the Elder Index to better understand the true costs of aging in the United States and to prompt policies to improve standard-of-living measures.
CCRC operator boasts women-led executive leadership team
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 13, 2023
A nonprofit senior living organization based in Washington state now has an entirely women-led executive leadership team for the first time in its history.
Senior living and care industry remains ‘quite fragile’ but on road to recovery: Omega CEO
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 04, 2023
Omega Healthcare Investors’ bottom line took a hit in the first quarter as operator restructurings from the prior quarter kicked in to advance pandemic recovery. But CEO Taylor Pickett said the long-term...
Assisted living provider wins case — again — against insurance provider
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 15, 2022
A now-closed assisted living community’s insurance provider must defend the community in a class action lawsuit brought by former residents, an appeals court has ruled, upholding a lower court’s ruling.