DOJ: Healthcare competition warrants ‘scrutiny and discussion’
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 02, 2023
The Department of Justice is keeping an eye on potentially anti-competitive deals in the healthcare industry.
Senior housing and care M&A activity drops in third quarter
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 18, 2023
Merger and acquisition activity in senior living and care dropped to 115 publicly announced deals in the third quarter compared with 120 known transactions in the second quarter, according to information...
Operator faces nearly $1M in damages for alleged racketeering
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 16, 2023
A group of nursing home residents and their families asked the 11th Circuit Court earlier this month to revive a 2018 class action suit accusing the operator of several skilled nursing facilities in Florida...
Nursing home, home health spending up year over year
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 27, 2023
“July’s growth in health spending on nursing home care and home healthcare remained faster than the broader health spending trends,” Corwin (Corey) Rhyan, research director of health economics and...
Nurse engagement varies by generation, shift time, care setting
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 26, 2023
Most of America’s registered nurses report being “fully engaged” or “engaged” at work, according to the results of a new survey from market research and consulting company PRC. But the...
Anticompetitive, unfair, deceptive practices in workplace targeted under new FTC, DOL agreement
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 25, 2023
Operators may find themselves under increased scrutiny as the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Labor team up to target anticompetitive, unfair and deceptive practices in the workplace.
Welltower touts ‘strengthening fundamentals’ in third quarter
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 12, 2023
The third quarter has been marked by “strengthening seniors housing fundamentals driving continued momentum during peak leasing season,” Toledo-based real estate investment trust Welltower said Monday...
‘ESG controller’ emerges as new role, while some firms keep silent about initiatives
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 25, 2023
Even as organizations work toward compliance with environmental, social and governance disclosure requirements, fewer than half (45.7%) of professionals are confident that their company is where it should...
Workforce mental health needs increase for most large employers: survey
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 24, 2023
Seventy-seven percent of large employers reported an increase in workforce mental health needs in a recent survey by Business Group on Health. That’s an increase of 33% from a year ago, when 44% of employers...
Retirement account balances increase for third consecutive quarter: analysis
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 21, 2023
Retirement account balances are increasing, according to Fidelity Investments’ Retirement Savings Assessment for the second quarter, released Thursday. The average IRA ncreased 5% from the previous quarter.