Analysts mull recovery prospects for seniors housing REITs
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Amy Novotney
May 18, 2020
A week after the sector’s largest companies reported first-quarter earnings, several analysts have shared their views on how healthcare real estate investment trusts are faring amidst the ongoing COVID-19...
Legal experts warn of incoming lawsuits for long-term care
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Amy Novotney
Feb 09, 2021
Legal teams for both long-term care operators and the residents and families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic are gearing up for lawsuits alleging neglect and wrongful death as a result of the virus —...
Biden orders OSHA to do more to protect workers from COVID-19
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Amy Novotney
Jan 25, 2021
President Biden signed an executive order Thursday directing the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue guidance to employers on how to protect workers from COVID-19.
Fed frees funds to offset coronavirus concerns
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Amy Novotney
Mar 10, 2020
The Federal Reserve took a page from its 2008 crisis-era playbook in an attempt to stem investor panic over the spread of the coronavirus, according to Wall Street Journal reports. The Federal Reserve...
Confluent, MorningStar break ground on new community incorporating infection control design changes
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Amy Novotney
Jan 28, 2021
Co-developers Confluent Senior Living and MorningStar Senior Living broke ground Wednesday on the development of an urban infill community in Denver’s Observatory Park neighborhood.
Seniors housing REITs a risky investment right now: Motley Fool
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Amy Novotney
Oct 06, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has turned many formerly safe investments into potentially risky ventures. These include seniors housing real estate investment trusts, according to a Motley Fool analysis.
Operators combat the challenges of opening a senior living facility during pandemic
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Amy Novotney
Jul 29, 2020
When it comes to opening a new senior living community amid the uncertainty of COVID-19, flexibility and web-based tours are a must, according to operators who have done so.
Seniors housing investment returns drop for first time since 2012: NIC
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Amy Novotney
Sep 17, 2020
Seniors housing investment returns fell in the second quarter as the economic effects of the COVID-19 global pandemic continued to take a toll on the industry. That’s according to the National Council...
Lawmakers in several states propose bills to ban employers from mandating COVID-19 vaccines
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Amy Novotney
Mar 10, 2021
Although only a handful of long-term care operators have gone the route of requiring employees to get a COVID-19 vaccine, some state legislators are working to pre-empt those mandates, according to a Washington...
155 assisted living communities get bad rap after being put on governor’s ‘not vaccinating’ list
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Amy Novotney
Mar 30, 2021
More than 150 assisted living communities are being called out — unfairly, they say — by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and the state’s Department of Aging, according to local media reports.