Vaccine mandates murky for some assisted living operators
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 02, 2021
With legal challenges to COVID-10 mandates popping up every day, it’s difficult for healthcare providers to know where they stand, and the waters are even murkier for some assisted living operators,...
12 more states sue to block CMS vaccine mandate
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 17, 2021
A group of 12 states filed a lawsuit Monday against the Biden administration in an attempt to block its vaccine mandate for healthcare workers, asserting that the requirement is unconstitutional and violates...
‘Our industry will forever be better and stronger’ as a result of COVID-19: Invesque CEO
By
Amy Novotney
Dec 15, 2020
The senior living industry will emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic with a greater appreciation for the value of its care providers and the myriad of unique and necessary services provided in the facility...
Economic impact of coronavirus continues to escalate
By
Amy Novotney
Mar 09, 2020
Market turbulence amidst the continuing spread of coronavirus continued Friday as stocks and oil prices tumbled and the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note fell below 0.7% for the first time.
Mental health matters: Department of Labor
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 31, 2022
A new public education campaign will stress the importance of mental health-friendly workplaces, the Department of Labor announced Wednesday at the Society for Human Resource Management’s Workplace Policy...
Land & Buildings withdraws Ventas director nomination
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 26, 2022
After accusing Chicago-based real estate investment trust Ventas of “long-term underperformance” and promoting its own candidate for presiding director ahead of the REIT’s virtual shareholders meeting...
Sabra ‘in all likelihood’ will exit Enlivant portfolio, Matros says, as REITs take varied approaches...
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 10, 2021
Sabra Health Care REIT has yet to reach a decision about its joint venture with private equity firm TPG Real Estate, through which it has a 49% stake in a portfolio of dozens of Enlivant senior living...
Ensign Group has another record quarter, despite ongoing pandemic
By
Amy Novotney
Feb 05, 2021
The Ensign Group announced record operating results for the fourth quarter, reporting diluted earnings per share of 82 cents and $3.06 for the quarter and year, respectively.
COVID-19 roundup: Stocks up after emergency efforts to buffer pandemic fallout; NIC economist declares...
By
Amy Novotney
Mar 20, 2020
U.S. stocks closed higher Thursday after central banks around the world rolled out several emergency measures designed to lessen the economic fallout stemming from the coronavirus pandemic. Between Wednesday...
Biden lays out a ‘path out of the pandemic,’ but senior living says it’s a ‘path toward bankruptcy’
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 10, 2021
President Biden late Thursday laid out a six-point COVID-19 action plan to combat the virus and protect the economy, but one senior living association executive called it “a path toward bankruptcy”...