LECOM Health pays $7.27M for Independence Court of Erie, PA … HJ Sims closes life insurance loan for senior living community … Thrive at Montvale, NJ, holds grand opening … Molina Healthcare closes...
Business briefs, June 15
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 15, 2022
NLRB proposal would make it harder for employers to insist on private ballot union elections … Flurry of immigration legislation would reduce hiring barriers … Should Medicaid pay for supportive senior...
Business briefs, Dec. 14
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 14, 2023
Senior living occupancy on brink of 10 quarters of positive growth … Plenty of space and still a ‘tight squeeze’ for new construction in skilled nursing … Fitch Ratings downgrades Morningside...
Erickson’s Medicare Advantage plan earns 5-Star CMS rating for second consecutive year
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 25, 2021
Erickson Advantage, Erickson Senior Living’s resident-only Medicare Advantage plan, has received top recognition from the Centers for Medicare & Med
Nursing home advocates ask CMS to amend visitation guidelines as COVID-19 spikes
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 22, 2021
With the rapid spread of the omicron variant of the coronavirus and a spike in COVID-19 infections overall nationwide, nursing home advocates are asking the federal government to allow providers more discretion...
Rate surge seen as threat to middle market enthusiasm
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 27, 2022
Many senior living and care providers across the country have raised their rates this year, as inflation continues to drive expenses for staples such as food, supplies and energy.
Operator of 8 NJ nursing homes faces charges of labor law violations from union
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 22, 2021
The largest healthcare union in the United States has filed charges with the National Labor Relations Board against Toms River, NJ-based Complete Care Management for alleged violations of federal labor...
Business briefs, May 25
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 25, 2021
Missouri lawmakers hurt long-term care by failing to approve Medicaid provider tax, tying anti-abortion add-on to legislation … Software company, web-based referral service launch platform to monitor,...
Wages alone won’t solve staffing crisis, study indicates
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 08, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted concerns about high staff turnover rates in nursing homes. A new University of Iowa study of 396 skilled nursing facilities in the state finds a significant relationship...
Legislative committee considers locating child care centers in nursing homes
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 27, 2023
Child care centers could be located in nursing homes under a proposal discussed Monday by the South Dakota Study Committee on Sustainable Models for Long Term Care.