Senior living occupancy recovery may stretch into 2023 — or 2028, leaders say … Manhattan DA declines to charge Cuomo for COVID-19 nursing home deaths … Florida bill would allow family to visit...
Actions & Transactions, Sept. 22
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 22, 2022
Ziegler closes $30M in financing for Florida CCRC … Joint venture to develop Springfield, MA, active adult community … Newest Peristyle community in Metairie, LA, hosts open house to showcase new assisted...
Legislation would create national advisory commission on long-term care services
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 19, 2022
Legislation introduced Thursday by Sens. John Boozman (R-AR) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) would establish a national advisory commission on long-term care services for older adults and others who need care and...
Robotic ‘staff’ helping senior living community with housekeeping, mowing
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 29, 2022
Messiah Lifeways in Mechanicsburg, PA, is addressing workforce challenges head-on with the help of robots. A robotic vacuum and a robotic lawnmower — affectionately called Roving Rosie and Mr. Mow It...
OSHA doubles down on long-term care workplace inspections
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 10, 2022
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration from March 9 to June 9 will devote 15% of all of its workplace inspections per region to nursing homes, assisted living communities and hospitals that...
Mather prepares to enter third state armed with $300 million construction loan
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 15, 2021
Senior living provider Mather has secured $300 million in construction financing to build The Mather, a life plan community, in Tysons, VA.
New law prohibits layoffs, wage and benefit cuts during ownership transitions
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 22, 2022
Companies that acquire nursing homes and other healthcare facilities will be required to preserve employee wages and benefits for at least four months during ownership transition under legislation signed...
Connecticut legislature amends residents’ bill of rights
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 15, 2021
The Connecticut state legislature passed wide-ranging bills earlier this month aimed at tackling perceived problems in long-term facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
CCRC occupancy trends lower but better than non-CCRCs: analysis
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 25, 2021
Occupancy in continuing care retirement communities fell 1.4 percentage points from the fourth quarter to 84.3% through the first quarter of 2021, according to data released Friday by the National Investment...
North Carolina-based Presbyterian Homes rebrands as Brightspire
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 12, 2022
High Point, NC-based Presbyterian Homes is the latest long-term care organization to announce a name change, rebranding as Brightspire.