Investment will help staffing initiatives in assisted living, nursing homes
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 26, 2023
The Nebraska Health Care Foundation, part of the Nebraska Health Care Association, the state affiliate of the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living, will use a Health of...
Nursing home caregivers see ‘considerable’ wage increases for second consecutive year: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 01, 2023
For the second year in a row, nursing home caregivers (including registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and certified nurse aides) received “considerable” hourly rate increases in 2023, according...
Business briefs, April 25
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 25, 2023
Activist shareholder announces intent to vote against long-serving Ventas board members… American Senior Communities announces Vision Centre sponsorship to help address workforce challenges … LCS community...
Home health, nursing homes among fastest-growing categories of healthcare spending
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 23, 2023
Home health spending grew by 9.4% and nursing home care spending grew by 9.2%, placing them among the fastest-growing categories of healthcare spending in January, according to Altarum’s monthly Health...
Bill giving veterans more long-term care options passes Senate committee
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 06, 2023
The Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee approved this week the Elizabeth Dole Home Care Act, which is meant to expand options for veterans in need of long-term care. The bill, if ultimately signed into...
Merger will expand care to ‘every corner’ of Colorado
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 21, 2023
Lakewood, CO-based Vivage Senior Living and Glendale, CA-based Beecan Health have merged to integrate care across a network of 42 skilled nursing facilities across Colorado, the companies announced Thursday.
Genesis Healthcare adds 38 former ProMedica SNFs to portfolio
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 01, 2023
Kennett Square, PA-based Genesis Healthcare is adding 34 nursing homes in Pennsylvania and four in Colorado, all formerly operated by Toledo, OH-based ProMedica Senior Care.
SavaSeniorCare, Welltower, CareTrust divest from skilled nursing
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 03, 2023
SavaSeniorCare is set to transition the remaining five skilled nursing facilities in its portfolio to other operators by the end of January, in what seems to be a trend in long-term care that also involves...
Actions & Transactions, Nov. 28
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 28, 2022
Cedar Health Group purchases Ft. Lauderdale assisted living community for $39M … Presbyterian SeniorCare Network garners more than $4M in state tax credits to build Pittsburgh-area LGBTQ-friendly senior...
State staffing policies could hamper MedPAC’s recommendations on federal mandate
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 11, 2022
A federal minimum staffing mandate is on the horizon for nursing homes at the beginning of 2023. Providers and experts wonder just how the proposed mandate might address historic staffing shortages without...