Lawsuit challenges Maine’s vaccination mandate for healthcare workers on religious grounds
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 30, 2021
National religious organization Liberty Council has filed a lawsuit on behalf of nine “Jane Doe” healthcare workers against long-term care organizations, Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) and other defendants,...
Fourth-quarter earnings results announced for Ventas, LTC Properties and National HealthCare Corp.
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 22, 2022
Real estate investment trusts Ventas and LTC Properties held their fourth-quarter and full year 2021 earnings calls on Friday, and National HealthCare Corp. has released data related to those time periods.
National Health Investors defers $1 million in September rent from Bickford Senior Living
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 15, 2021
National Health Investors will defer $1 million in Bickford Senior Living rent for September, the real estate investment trust said Monday in a business update.
OSHA re-opens dialogue on developing COVID-19 standard for healthcare workers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 23, 2022
The Occupational Health and Safety Administration will hold a virtual hearing April 27 about developing a final standard to protect healthcare and healthcare support service workers from workplace exposure...
Cost inflation is ‘strategic challenge’ in senior living construction
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 10, 2022
Cost inflation continues to be a hot topic and a “strategic challenge” in senior living construction, Tad Melton, managing director at Ziegler, said Wednesday at a webinar hosted by the specialty investment...
At $648 billion, care economy is $138 billion larger than the U.S. pharmaceutical industry: guide
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 15, 2021
Holding Co. and Pivotal Ventures value the care economy at $648 billion and say it is ripe for expansion, according to an investors’ guide co-sponsored by the two companies.
Regional Health Properties ends quarter with ‘healthy cash balance’
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 17, 2021
Regional Health Properties ended the third quarter “with a healthy cash balance” and collected 97.4% of the cash rent it was owed contractually for the quarter, the company said Monday.
Legislation voids forced arbitration for sexual assault and sexual harassment claims
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 14, 2022
Companies will not be able to require arbitration to settle claims of sexual harassment and sexual assault under a bill passed last week by both houses of Congress. The law will void forced arbitration...
SNF operator weathers pandemic worker shortage with ‘culture of care’
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 02, 2022
North Olmsted, OH-based Foundations Health Solutions experienced little pandemic-related staff turnover based on the culture it established before COVID-19 took hold, according to Robert Speelman Jr.,...
REITs look forward to stabilizing growing portfolios in coming decade
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 09, 2021
Occupancy rates likely have bottomed out, and growth opportunities are on the rise, according to presenters yesterday at Nareit’s REITweek Investor Conference.