SNF operators to continue to see profit margins shrink: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 23, 2023
Skilled nursing facilities operators should expect their profit margins to continue to shrink over the next four years, even as other segments of long-term care see modest gains. That’s according to...
OSHA civil penalty increases effective today
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 17, 2023
Changes to OSHA civil penalty amounts based on cost-of-living adjustments for 2023 went into effect today.
Fewer deals, higher pricing in skilled nursing transactions: NIC
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 17, 2023
Skilled nursing facilities’ transactions declined in 2022 amid higher pricing per bed, according to the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.
Skilled nursing deals see record year amongst senior housing and care M&A
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 12, 2023
Skilled nursing transactions set a record in 2022 for the highest number of transactions in a single year, according to data from LevinPro LTC.
‘Wave of demand’ coming in senior living, experts say
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 11, 2023
Senior living is a growth sector, John Chang, senior vice president of research services at Marcus & Millichap, said during a Tuesday afternoon webcast sponsored by the real estate investment services...
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...
27 states to raise minimum wage in 2023
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 03, 2023
Twenty-seven states rang in the new year with increases or planned increases to their minimum wage rate. Most took effect Jan. 1, but others will become effective later in the year.
Price of proposed nursing home staffing mandate? Try $11.3B a year, new AHCA report finds
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 16, 2022
The American Health Care Association Thursday released an updated report from accounting and consulting firm CliftonLarsonAllen LLP detailing the costs of a potential federal staffing mandate for America’s...
Healthcare wage growth appears to be moderating, data show
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 16, 2022
Healthcare job growth remains strong across all major settings of care. That’s according to Altarum’s monthly Health Sector Economic Indicators (HSEI) released Thursday.
Business briefs, Dec. 15
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 15, 2022
Ruling clears way for class-action suit over CCRC refunds … CPI rose less than expected in November … Re-imagining Long-Term Care Task Force delayed; lawmakers ask why