Bipartisan Senate bill aims to increase nurse training programs
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 22, 2023
A bipartisan group of senators has introduced legislation meant to address the nursing shortage affecting healthcare providers and communities throughout the United States.
Brokerage employees working with senior living facilities accused of setting up captives, skimming
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 27, 2022
An Oregon insurance brokerage firm that serves senior living facilities is suing some former employees for allegedly moving existing partners’ insurance policies into captives for clients and then skimming...
Acts Retirement-Life, Mease Life consider affiliation
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 06, 2023
Fort Washington, PA-based Acts Retirement–Life Communities and Mease Life of Dunedin, FL, have signed a letter of intent to explore a possible affiliation. A due diligence review has begun, and the companies...
Lawmakers introduce legislation aimed at bolstering wages, benefits for SNF workforce
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 26, 2021
The Nursing Home Workforce Support and Expansion Act, introduced in the House of Representatives Tuesday, would help skilled nursing providers recruit and retain caregivers by helping to strengthen wages...
Here’s the COVID-19 information borrowers should be sharing with lenders: Ziegler
By
Amy Novotney
Jul 17, 2020
Most borrowers know that amidst the onset of COVID-19, ongoing disclosure to lenders with regards to how the pandemic is impacting the organization is crucial. But how often should operators be providing...
COVID-19 liability shields may lead to neglect, critics argue
By
Amy Novotney
Jan 28, 2021
North Carolina is just one of dozens of states that has granted legal immunity to skilled nursing facilities and assisted living communities to shield them from COVID-19-related lawsuits. In addition,...
Biden administration asks Supreme Court for stay from injunctions against CMS vaccine mandate
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 20, 2021
As lawsuits mount from multiple states, the Biden administration asked the Supreme Court Thursday to reinstate nationwide the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ emergency regulation mandating...
Fight against joint employer rule sees ‘significant procedural win’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 13, 2024
A plaintiff in a lawsuit against the National Labor Relations Board over its joint employer rule is calling a recent court ruling a “significant procedural win.”
Roundtable, McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards tonight
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 18, 2021
McKnight’s Women of Distinction festivities will kick off tonight at 5:30 p.m. ET with a roundtable discussion about workforce lessons from the pandemic featuring four McKnight’s Women of Distinction...
Ongoing concerns over pandemic recovery leads to NHI, Omega, Sabra downgrades from Mizuho
By
Amy Novotney
Jan 14, 2021
An analysis released Wednesday from investment banking firm Mizuho Securities USA includes a downgrade of real estate investment trust National Health Investors to “underperform” from “neutral.”...