Medicare revenue per patient day decline plateaued mid-summer: NIC MAP Vision
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 07, 2021
After a steady decline since January, Medicare revenue per patient day held steady month over month from June through the end of July, at $560, according to market trends data NIC MAP Vision published...
Assisted living, nursing homes ‘not that different’ when it comes to risk for infectious disease...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 23, 2021
When it comes to COVID-19, there isn’t much difference between assisted living communities and nursing homes, in terms of the frail, older populations they care for and the need to prioritize assistance...
CCRCs challenged by caregiver turnover, but nursing homes have it worse: report
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 22, 2021
Turnover rates for certified nursing assistants, licensed practical nurses and registered nurses in continuing care retirement communities have reached their highest points over the past decade in 2021,...
mRNA COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness lower during delta strain era
Aug 20, 2021
Adjusted effectiveness was 53.1% against infection in nursing home residents during the period when delta strain was predominant.
Capital pipeline ready to flow on skilled nursing acquisitions, experts say
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 19, 2021
Lenders are bullish on the skilled nursing industry these days, according to Evans Senior Investments President and CEO Jason Stroiman.
Lawmakers call for investigation into COVID-related deaths in SNFs in 4 states
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 17, 2021
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and 10 Republican colleagues on the Senate Judiciary Committee sent a letter Friday to committee Chair Dick Durbin (D-IL) asking for a hearing “on the civil rights of senior...
More than half of personnel at LTCFs fully vaccinated for COVID-19
Jul 30, 2021
Overall, 56.8% of healthcare personnel working at nursing homes had completed COVID-19 vaccination through April 4, 2021.
Business briefs, July 21
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 21, 2021
Wesley Enhanced Living announces COVID-19 vaccine requirement for employees at its six Philadelphia-area properties … New York lawmaker proposes frailty index to evaluate nursing homes … 21 PA nursing...
59 percent of assisted living providers report workforce decline since 2020: AHCA/NCAL survey
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 24, 2021
Fifty-nine percent of assisted living providers responding to a small survey by the American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living said that their overall “workforce situation”...
Assisted living, skilled nursing continue to face workforce challenges: survey
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 24, 2021
Among 616 nursing homes and 122 assisted living communities recently surveyed on workforce challenges by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living, half responded that...