Court approves $63 million plan for LCS to buy debt-ridden CCRC
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 04, 2024
A New York continuing care retirement / life plan community has been approved for sale to Life Care Services for $63 million after it had filed for bankruptcy protection for the third time in nine years...
Legislation would support training programs, build CNA pipeline, LeadingAge says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 15, 2022
“Strong training programs [for certified nursing assistants] are a necessity to both ensure these valuable professionals have the foundation needed to serve older adults and to help fill a pipeline that...
Some CCRCs cutting back on skilled nursing as labor challenges continue: analysis
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 27, 2022
As labor challenges continue in long-term care, some continuing care retirement / life plan communities are cutting back on the skilled nursing services they offer, according to a new Fitch Ratings labor...
Operator faces nearly $1M in damages for alleged racketeering
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 16, 2023
A group of nursing home residents and their families asked the 11th Circuit Court earlier this month to revive a 2018 class action suit accusing the operator of several skilled nursing facilities in Florida...
Senior housing demand expected to exceed pre-pandemic levels within 5 years: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 16, 2023
Demand for senior housing — independent living, assisted living and memory care — could well exceed pre-pandemic levels within the next five years, thanks to the growth of the 75+ demographic in the...
CFO boosts interest in Invesque with stock pick-up
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 02, 2024
A company owned by Invesque’s chief financial officer has boosted the CFO’s financial interest in the real estate company with the acquisition of 16.98 million shares of stock common from insurance...
Members of Congress call on CMS to collaborate in addressing nursing home workforce challenges
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 14, 2022
A bipartisan group of members of the House of Representatives is looking to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to work with them to resolve workforce shortages experienced by nursing homes across...
Home health, hospice among top private equity healthcare acquisition targets
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 27, 2023
Private equity healthcare investments in 2022 were the second highest on record after 2021, in terms of disclosed deal value and deal count. Home health and hospice both made it into the top 15 categories...
Not-for-profit senior living and care transitions set record in 2023: Ziegler
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 16, 2023
Transitions in ownership or sponsorship among not-for-profit senior living and care providers reached an all-time high in 2023, according to an update released this week from Ziegler.
FBI, Justice Department cracking down on PPP loan fraudsters
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 19, 2024
The FBI and Justice Department are reportedly ramping up investigations and prosecutions of companies believed to have fraudulently obtained Paycheck Protection Program loans during the pandemic.