Long-term care lenders say COVID-19 continues to affect terms, requirements
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Amy Novotney
Apr 07, 2021
As senior living and skilled nursing residents complete their COVID-19 vaccinations and case counts continue to decrease within the setting, some banks may be getting ready to re-enter the long-term care...
SNF occupancy hits record low again in January: NIC report
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Amy Novotney
Apr 06, 2021
Occupancy continued to be challenged as the skilled nursing industry navigated the first months of 2021, according to the latest monthly skilled nursing data report from the National Investment Center...
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....
Business briefs for Tuesday, April 6
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Amy Novotney
Apr 06, 2021
Continuing Healthcare Solutions joins growing list of long-term care operators mandating employee vaccinations … Gleckman: Biden proposal still missing critical pieces toward fully reforming Medicaid’s...
West Virginia to begin offering COVID-19 vaccine to family and caregivers of assisted living residents...
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Amy Novotney
Mar 31, 2021
Beginning this week, West Virginia will offer COVID-19 vaccinations to family members and caregivers of residents and staff members at assisted living communities as part of its vaccine plan for the long-term...
More investors allocating capital to alternative real estate assets such as senior living: JLL
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Amy Novotney
Mar 31, 2021
Last year, amid the turbulence of the overall U.S. commercial real estate industry and increasing volume declines, many investors increased their activity in some alternative property sectors, including...
Senior living indirectly benefits from $5.3T in COVID-19 stimulus offers, but economists concerned about...
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Amy Novotney
Mar 30, 2021
The U.S. federal government has passed an unprecedented $5.3 trillion in stimulus packages in an effort to help the economy recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. In the short term, these efforts appear to...
Post-COVID changes in design and operations likely to affect profitability and returns for some time:...
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Amy Novotney
Mar 23, 2021
Even as census rate declines within senior living communities begin to slow as a result of vaccine rollouts and COVID-19 case declines within the sector, some experts say headwinds are expected to continue...
Long-term care staff now more accepting of vaccination: study
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Amy Novotney
Mar 22, 2021
Employees within senior living and care facilities now say they are much more amenable to getting vaccinated for COVID-19 than they were in December, according to survey results collected by human capital...
Vaccine having positive impact on nonprofit senior living marketing and sales: survey
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Amy Novotney
Mar 19, 2021
More than 60% of senior living and care organizations are observing at least some positive effects on marketing and sales efforts since the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a new Ziegler CFO...