AHCA calls for action as 60 percent of SNFs limit new admissions
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 18, 2022
Six out of 10 nursing homes are refraining from admitting new residents due to historic staffing shortages, according to a survey by the American Health Care Association. This reality presents a problem...
Supreme Court weighs how far employers must go to accommodate workers’ religious practices
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 18, 2023
Freedom of religion is paramount among American liberties, but can a business require an employee to work on Sunday if it goes against that person’s faith? The Supreme Court will hear arguments today...
Business briefs, June 12
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 12, 2023
Enlivant laying off 284 corporate employees … Brookdale reports May occupancy … Bassett Healthcare Network, Hartwick College launch joint nursing degree incentive program … CommuniCare, staffing...
NLRB returns to ‘setting-specific’ standards for employer discipline of employee misconduct
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 03, 2023
The National Labor Relations Board on Monday issued a ruling that signals a return to the long-established “setting-specific” standards of when an employer may discipline an employee for speech or...
Assisted living demand reaches ‘highest level ever’: NIC
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 07, 2022
The number of occupied units in assisted living is at its highest level ever, according to the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care. The organization released quarterly data on Thursday.
Senior living occupancy on track for 9th consecutive quarterly gain
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 14, 2023
Senior living (independent living and assisted living, including memory care) is “on track for a ninth consecutive quarterly gain, with a half percentage point increase in the first two months of the...
Business briefs, Sept. 12
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 12, 2023
Asking rates hit near record highs in all senior living segments … Governor announces $30M in loan repayment for healthcare professionals who serve Hawaii … Curana Health, Serviam launch Value-Based...
Fewer deals, higher pricing in skilled nursing transactions: NIC
By
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.
Occupancy recovering more quickly in assisted living versus independent living: NIC
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 20, 2022
All-occupancy rates are up across senior living, but assisted living occupancy appears to be recovering more quickly than independent living, according to new data from the National Investment Center for...
Nearly half of nurses may leave the nursing profession in the next two years: survey
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 20, 2021
Fully 49% of nurses surveyed are likely to exit the profession over the next two years, according to ShiftMed’s annual State of Nursing Report.