An analysis published in the New York Times Sunday examined the efforts of some of the country’s largest nursing home companies to assemble lobbyists to help advocate for protection against lawsuits,...
Defaulted hotel deals show potential for CCRC conversions: senior living experts
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Amy Novotney
Jul 24, 2020
Amid the fallout from the pandemic, the seniors housing industry may find new development opportunities in defaulted hotel deals, according to panelists Thursday during an Urban Land Institute webinar.
Multigenerational homes likely to be more popular in the future, but may not be safest against pandemic
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Amy Novotney
Jun 30, 2020
Demand is growing for homes designed to accommodate more than one generation, and many say they expect the pandemic to accelerate that trend. Shelter-in-place orders often make it difficult for adult children...
Business briefs for Monday, June 29
Jun 29, 2020
Data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis shows a rebound in health spending across all categories except nursing home care … Treasury to give Congress access to all PPP loan data … Ziegler closes...
Pandemic could be even worse for older workers’ retirement than the Great Recession: economists
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Amy Novotney
Jun 25, 2020
In a new analysis for CNN, two economists predict that the COVID-19 will have an even more profound effect on the retirement savings of older American workers’ than the Great Recession did more than...
Occupancy declines tapering off for New Senior Investment Group
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Amy Novotney
Jun 19, 2020
Improvements in leads and move-in volume resulted in a lower rate of occupancy decline in May, and these trends have continued into June, according to a business update Thursday from New York-based New...
SNFs received a nearly 9% Medicare rate boost from COVID-19 patients in April: analysis
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Amy Novotney
Jun 17, 2020
April’s average per diem Medicare rate paid for COVID-19 patients in skilled nursing facilities was $669, according to an analysis of claims submitted by the more than 1,300 SNFs, conducted by Zimmet...
NIC panelists remain bullish, despite COVID-19
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Amy Novotney
Jun 05, 2020
Although COVID-19 continues to hit the seniors housing industry hard in terms of increased operational expenses, most investors and capital providers still believe the sector is likely to withstand the...
Pace of move-ins appears to be improving: NIC
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Amy Novotney
Jun 01, 2020
A growing number of operators across all care segments now are reporting an increase in move-ins, according to data from the most recent Executive Survey results from the National Investment Center for...
Ventas to cut executive salaries, a quarter of corporate jobs
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Amy Novotney
May 29, 2020
Chicago-based real estate investment trust Ventas will make adjustments to its corporate cost structure in response to the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the firm, according to a Securities & Exchange...