Parkinson: ‘Green shoots’ indicate occupancy is troughing, but pace of recovery still uncertain
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Amy Novotney
Apr 08, 2021
The stocks of senior living and skilled nursing-focused real estate investment trusts have outperformed expectations since the first COVID-19 vaccine announcement last November raised hopes of a quick...
Most large employers expect to offer vaccines to employees on-site: survey
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Amy Novotney
Apr 06, 2021
Many large employers are expecting to offer COVID-19 vaccines on-site for workers by the end of the year, finds a survey released last week by the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions....
75 percent of not-for-profit aging service providers need more relief funds: LeadingAge survey
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Amy Novotney
Apr 02, 2021
Approximately three-fourths of not-for-profit long-term senior housing and aging service providers report that when they add up all they have received through the Provider Relief Fund and all other pandemic-related...
Value-based models may help improve occupancy, increase investor confidence post-COVID, speakers say
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Amy Novotney
Mar 25, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has thrust healthcare for older adults into the spotlight, making access to services an important part of an operator’s value proposition for both residents and investors, speakers...
Retirees decrease their spending by about 2 percent each year: analysis
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Amy Novotney
Mar 24, 2021
In a finding that appears to go against conventional wisdom around retirement planning, retiree spending declines annually by approximately 2%, according to a new white paper compiled by global investment...
Until we increase the sector’s resources, ‘nothing is going to change’: Parkinson
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Amy Novotney
Mar 12, 2021
If the nursing home system is going to attempt any kind of transformation post-pandemic, the sector must see an increase in Medicaid reimbursement rates, staff wages and facility accountability.
Lawmakers in several states propose bills to ban employers from mandating COVID-19 vaccines
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Amy Novotney
Mar 10, 2021
Although only a handful of long-term care operators have gone the route of requiring employees to get a COVID-19 vaccine, some state legislators are working to pre-empt those mandates, according to a Washington...
Concerns over understaffing, family needs likely turnover culprits during pandemic: study
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Amy Novotney
Mar 02, 2021
A substantial percentage of direct care workers have experienced a series of external and work-related challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, leading many to leave their jobs within long-term care, according...
SNF investors focus on needs-based model, expect census return by mid-2022
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Amy Novotney
Feb 25, 2021
Amid the all-too-frequent headlines of “nursing home deaths,” federal and state deficits, increased competition from home health agencies and historic low occupancy levels while wage pressures continue,...
Health department admonishes senior living company for marketing early vaccines to prospects
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Amy Novotney
Feb 09, 2021
In an effort to attract prospective residents and fill vacant units amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, some senior living operators have been adding vaccine access to their marketing toolbox. A handful...