Silver Springs receives 3-year re-accreditation from CARF
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 10, 2024
Independent, not-for-profit accreditation firm CARF International has re-accredited Silver Springs, an active retirement community owned and operated by Senior Resource Group, for three years.
Don’t deter ‘necessary capital partners,’ senior living leaders tell federal agencies
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 07, 2024
Recent intense focus on the role of private investment in healthcare could create “unintended consequences” that would deter investment in the senior living industry at a time when it can least afford...
Legislation, lawsuits aim to block overtime rule from taking effect
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 07, 2024
Republican-backed legislation introduced this week in both houses of Congress under the Congressional Review Act, if passed, would block the federal overtime rule from going into effect on July 1.
Senior living industry moves toward rate integrity in wake of pandemic
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 06, 2024
The senior living industry enjoyed some “serious rate integrity” in the first quarter, according to data from 250 individual market surveys on communities across the nation.
Assisted living will help shape Louisiana’s dementia response plans
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 06, 2024
Legislative action creating a coordinated response to Alzheimer’s and dementia in Louisiana is being called a “commendable” step toward addressing the needs of those affected by the disease. And...
SNFs face ‘increased and increasingly hostile’ government scrutiny, attorneys say
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 06, 2024
The increased scrutiny facing nursing home providers since the COVID-19 pandemic includes “overall increased and increasingly sort of hostile approach by surveyors in the quality-of-care area,” according...
Prestige Care predicts layoffs ahead of shift to PACS Group
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 05, 2024
Vancouver, WA-based Prestige Care has begun a restructuring plan that may include layoffs as it prepares for acquisition by PACS Group in August.
CareTrust REIT reports SNFs deals totaling $180 million
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 05, 2024
CareTrust REIT has purchased or funded the purchase of 13 skilled nursing facilities in two deals totaling approximately $180 million, the company announced Tuesday.
NHC to acquire 15-property portfolio from White Oak Senior Living
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 05, 2024
National HealthCare Corp. plans to acquire Spartanburg, SC-based White Oak Senior Living’s 15-property portfolio of senior living and care communities in North Carolina and South Carolina, the Murfreesboro,...
Assisted living’s ‘fragile’ workforce is under ‘threat’ from SNF staffing rule: NCAL leaders
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 04, 2024
Assisted living providers must brace for the impact of increased regulation, experts at the AHCA/NCAL Congressional Briefing warned Monday.