On-site clinic helps CCRC residents age in place, exec says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 17, 2024
St. Mark Village, a continuing care retirement community in Palm Harbor, FL, has added a full-service, primary care clinic run by Curana Health. It opened Jan. 4 and serves residents and employees.
Senior living will ‘benefit greatly’ from ‘largest federal investment’ of $244 million in apprenticeships,...
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 15, 2024
The White House has announced the awarding of $244 million in grants aimed at bolstering registered apprenticeship programs across the country.
Welltower upsizes pricing of $900 million of exchangeable senior notes
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 10, 2024
Just a day after announcing a $750 million debt offering, Welltower’s operating company, Welltower OP, upsized the offering to $900 million in 3.125% exchangeable senior notes due in 2029, the Toledo,...
Long-term care providers among 193 criminally charged, $2.75 billion in fraud recoveries so far in 2024
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 01, 2024
The Justice Department has recovered more than $2.75 billion in false claims against healthcare providers and charged 193 defendants so far this year in criminal cases through its 2024 National Health...
2 federal bills look to boost pipeline of healthcare workers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 12, 2024
Bills introduced in both houses of Congress may bolster the healthcare workforce if they become law.
Senior living investors struggle with near-term challenges
By
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...
Prestige Care predicts layoffs ahead of shift to PACS Group
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 05, 2024
Vancouver, WA-based Prestige Care has begun a restructuring plan that may include layoffs as it prepares for acquisition by PACS Group in August.
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.
Skilled nursing occupancy holds steady as providers face expense pressures: NIC
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 02, 2023
Occupancy among skilled nursing facilities held steady in July overall, after increasing in June, according to the latest Skilled Nursing Monthly Report, released Thursday by NIC MAP Vision.
Court case gives edge to employers over displays of union insignia
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 04, 2023
An employer may prohibit employees from wearing union insignias on their uniforms, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday, in a reversal of a previous decision from the National Labor Relations...