Proposed immigration fee change would hurt LTC providers, advocates say
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 20, 2023
US Immigration Citizen and Immigration Services’ proposal to significantly increase filing fees for many employment-based petitions would particularly affect long-term care providers, the American Health...
Skilled nursing deals see record year amongst senior housing and care M&A
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 12, 2023
Skilled nursing transactions set a record in 2022 for the highest number of transactions in a single year, according to data from LevinPro LTC.
Healthcare investors poised for increased M&A activity in 2023
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 10, 2023
Sixty percent of healthcare and life sciences investors are planning to increase their mergers and acquisitions activity in 2023 despite economic pressures, and a fourth of respondents to a recent survey...
Business briefs, Nov. 9
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 09, 2022
Supreme Court case could be bellwether for residents’ rights to sue states … Home care, hospice M&A activity sluggish in Q3 … Congress looks at cybersecurity in healthcare … Fitch Ratings affirms...
State lawmakers propose mobile unit to bring senior services directly to older adults
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 29, 2022
Bringing senior services directly to older adults is a priority for a group of New Jersey lawmakers. In addition to healthcare services, a newly proposed mobile unit would help older adults with applications,...
CCRC demand remains robust: Fitch
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 09, 2022
Favorable demographic trends, with more Americans reaching retirement age, the ability to absorb cost inflation and good access to capital markets, will keep the continuing care retirement / life plan...
Long-term care accounts for 54 percent of healthcare bankruptcies this year
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 24, 2022
Bankruptcies in the healthcare industry are trending up by more than 25% this year, and 54% of them have happened in senior living and other long-term care settings, particularly in skilled nursing facilities,...
‘Be vigilant’ in face of OSHA scrutiny related to COVID-19, attorney advises
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 27, 2022
Skilled nursing facility and senior living community operators “should continue to be vigilant” in their COVID-19 mitigation measures even though the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s...
Listening forums will address first-hand effects of M&As in healthcare, other industries
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 21, 2022
The Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission announced plans Thursday to host a series of listening forums to hear from those who have experienced firsthand the effects of mergers and acquisitions.
Long-term care deal volume back to historically high levels
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 14, 2022
Long-term care was the highest segment in terms of volume, followed by physician practices, home health/hospice, and behavioral health.