CCRC occupancy drops to record low in fourth quarter but remains much higher than other occupancies
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Amy Novotney
Feb 04, 2021
Average occupancy within life plan communities fell another 90 basis points in the fourth quarter, dropping to a new record low of 85.7%, according to the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing...
OSHA issues new COVID-19 guidance for employers; mandates still forthcoming
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Amy Novotney
Feb 01, 2021
In response to an executive order, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued stronger worker safety guidance Friday to help employers and workers implement COVID-19 prevention programs and...
Biden orders OSHA to do more to protect workers from COVID-19
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Amy Novotney
Jan 25, 2021
President Biden signed an executive order Thursday directing the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue guidance to employers on how to protect workers from COVID-19.
Biden proposes $1.9T COVID-19 stimulus plan to speed up vaccinations, increase minimum wage and unemployment...
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Amy Novotney
Jan 19, 2021
President-elect Joe Biden detailed the first of two relief proposals at a speech in Delaware Thursday evening.
BMO Capital Markets expects quicker SNF occupancy recovery, though risks remain with government support...
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Amy Novotney
Jan 12, 2021
Real estate investment trusts with a large share of skilled nursing operators in their portfolios are likely to see occupancy rates recover more quickly than the more elongated recovery of senior living-focused...
Could COVID-19 vaccine mandates boost vaccine uptake — and are they legal?
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Amy Novotney
Jan 05, 2021
With healthcare workers at increased risk of contracting infectious diseases and transmitting them to vulnerable populations, the question of whether senior living and care facilities should mandate that...
Liability protection, local government aid out as Congress strikes $900B deal on long-sought stimulus...
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Amy Novotney
Dec 21, 2020
Leaders in Congress on Sunday overcame months of stalemate over coronavirus relief to agree on a roughly $900 billion measure to provide direct payments and jobless aid to Americans as well as needed funding...
Financial pressures, leadership burnout will drive ongoing industry consolidation, Ziegler says
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Amy Novotney
Dec 21, 2020
The growing complexity of the senior living sector, particularly around healthcare and COVID-19-related activities and their expense, has put more organized, stronger senior living providers in a better...
Nearly 35% of seniors once interested in senior living before the pandemic no longer are, survey shows
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Amy Novotney
Dec 16, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic does appear to be quashing some older adults’ interest in moving into senior living — as many in the seniors housing industry had feared. Among those seniors who had been...
Long-term care industry urges action as COVID-19 lawsuit protections remain biggest sticking point in...
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Amy Novotney
Dec 14, 2020
The Senate approved a weeklong stopgap spending bill Friday to buy time for an elusive pandemic aid bill that already has endured months of fruitless haggling among lawmakers. At this point, bipartisan...