Care management improves ROI for dementia-related care costs: study
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 28, 2024
Care management significantly improved healthcare costs, utilization and overall return on investment for Medicare managed-care people living with dementia who were enrolled in one dementia care management...
Healthcare REITs diminish REITs’ overall ‘modest growth’ in funds from operations: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 29, 2024
Almost two-thirds of real estate investment trusts reported year-over-year increases in funds from operations in the first quarter, but healthcare REITs saw a decrease of $999 million in FFO year over...
NIC Analytics report reveals inconsistencies in financing support, availability
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 28, 2024
The lending market for senior living and care properties remained low in the fourth quarter, according to a NIC lending trends report released Thursday by NIC Analytics.
Earnings calls roundup: Omega, Ensign, RMR
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 06, 2023
The Ensign Group, Omega Healthcare Investors and The RMR Group held earnings calls on Friday.
Healthcare cost growth rate down year over year, except for skilled nursing
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 23, 2024
Healthcare cost rates grew by 2.8% year over year in April, down from the growth rate of 3.1% seen the previous month.
56 percent willing to dip into retirement savings to be family caregiver: survey
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 23, 2024
Fifty-six percent of Americans participating in a new survey said they would be willing to take a loan from their own retirement fund to become a caregiver for someone else.
OSHA’s authority to issue, enforce safety standards affirmed by appeals court
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 25, 2023
The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld a lower court’s ruling affirming the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s authority to regulate workplace safety.
Business briefs, Nov. 30
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 30, 2022
Commission says direct care worker shortage is a priority…CMS issues ultimatum on HCBS settings final rule compliance … Fitch Ratings affirms Brethren Village revenue bonds at BB+; outlook stable …...
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...
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.