State staffing policies could hamper MedPAC’s recommendations on federal mandate
By
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...
NHI sees ‘significantly increased’ inquiries, is positioned for growth with ‘fortress-like’ balance...
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 22, 2024
National Health Investors is starting to see more “actionable activity” in its investment pipeline, Chief Investment Officer Kevin Pascoe told investors and analysts Wednesday during a fourth-quarter...
Alwan leaves ‘gratifying’ experience at LeadingAge to start private consulting service
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 14, 2022
After 15 years of full-time employment with LeadingAge, and several years of consulting before that, Majd Alwan, PhD, is branching out on his own.
Federal interventions needed to support immigrants, a solution to workforce shortages: report
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 28, 2023
Federal-level policy interventions, such as providing work authorizations and pathways to citizenship, are needed to better support immigrant direct care workers and address workforce shortages, according...
Smaller is better, says this senior living operator
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 17, 2023
Bringing a smaller, home-like feel to assisted living and memory care has become a mission for Brandon Schwab, founder and CEO of Crystal Lake, IL-based Shepherd Premier Senior Living, the operating company...
Ventas to take over Santerre skilled nursing, senior living, medical office properties
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 03, 2023
Ventas will assume ownership of the collateral that supports its approximately $486 million cash-pay mezzanine loan to Santerre Health Investors, the Chicago-based real estate investment trust announced...
The Ensign Group, Healthpeak Properties and LTC Properties presented second-quarter earnings results on Friday.
Good Sam, Ebenezer parents’ merger delayed again
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 05, 2023
A planned merger between the parent organizations of the Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society and Ebenezer Senior Living, which has been facing challenges since January, now has been delayed further.
Debt market liquidity top concern for long-term care investors: survey
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 14, 2023
Half of long-term care investors see debt market liquidity as their top concern over the next 12 months, according to Cushman & Wakefield’s recent survey of more than 90 industry leaders. Sixty-eight...
‘Joint employer’ rule effective date extended by NLRB
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 17, 2023
The National Labor Relations Board has extended the effective date of its “joint employer” rule to Feb. 26, two months later than the original effective date.