Senior living seeing ‘better-than-expected momentum’
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 05, 2024
Senior living occupancy fell short of expectations last year but ended the year with “better than expected momentum … that sets the stage for a favorable outlook in ’24,” according to a new report...
Older women workers face significant financial hurdles: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 31, 2024
Women aged 55 or more years face significant financial hurdles, according to a recent report from the Center for American Progress.
Welltower net income falls below previously issued guidance
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 23, 2024
Ahead of a scheduled Feb. 14 earnings call, Welltower on Monday published a business update in which the Toledo, OH-based real estate investment trust noted that full year 2023 net income attributable...
Rising cost of employer-sponsored healthcare cutting into worker wages, study finds
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 17, 2024
Employers are paying more for healthcare insurance, and the costs are cutting into wages and contributing to growing income inequality. That’s according to research published Tuesday in the Journal of...
Public policy must address flaws in long-term care financing, experts say
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 11, 2024
Public policy needs to address flaws in Medicaid funding and encourage private planning for long-term care, according to experts speaking Tuesday during a panel discussion hosted by the Paragon Health...
National health spending reached $45 trillion in 2022, or $13,493 per person, according to an analysis from the Office of the Actuary at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published Wednesday...
Debt market liquidity top concern for long-term care investors: survey
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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...
Senior living investors struggle with near-term challenges
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 03, 2023
Senior living deals have been fraught this year with near-term challenges, such as higher interest rates, instability of some regional banks and turbulent capital markets, according to a new report from...
Access to health benefits, retirement plans still out of reach for some workers: reports
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 03, 2023
Although access to employer-provided health benefits has grown in many workplaces, depending on establishment size and other factors, some workers still are left out, according to new reports.
Welltower SHOP sees 4th consecutive quarter of 20+ percent NOI growth
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 01, 2023
Net operating income growth in Welltower’s senior housing operating portfolio exceeded 20% for the fourth consecutive quarter, CEO Shankh Mitra said Tuesday during the company’s latest earnings call.