COVID, workforce, financial issues confront senior living providers as 2023 starts, leaders say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 03, 2023
Addressing the burnout plaguing existing employees while working to entice others to join the industry will be a focus of providers in 2023.
Defenseless spending
By
John O'Connor
Dec 16, 2021
The hurdles to getting coronavirus relief stand in sharp contrast to the way lawmakers are tossing billions at defense contractors and other makers of industrial-grade weaponry.
SNF occupancy hits record low again in January: NIC report
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 06, 2021
Occupancy continued to be challenged as the skilled nursing industry navigated the first months of 2021, according to the latest monthly skilled nursing data report from the National Investment Center...
$25 million in COVID-19 payments will support 211 long-term care organizations
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 08, 2022
One-time payments totaling $25 million will be issued to 211 long-term care organizations in Maine to help them recover from the pandemic, Gov. Janet Mills (D) announced Thursday.
How is senior living surviving? Good question
By
John O'Connor
Mar 10, 2022
As we’re nearing an anniversary of sorts, this may be a good time to offer an assessment and some observations about senior living survival.
Operator error means some could miss out on $100,000 or more in Provider Relief Fund payments
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 07, 2022
Provider error could mean the loss of $100,000 or more in Provider Relief Fund monies for some senior living organizations.
Staffing trends study could create roadmap for helping long-term care industry
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 23, 2022
The state of Pennsylvania is undertaking a study of staffing trends during the COVID-19 pandemic in an effort to determine how to help the long-term care industry.
Senior living indirectly benefits from $5.3T in COVID-19 stimulus offers, but economists concerned about...
By
Amy Novotney
Mar 30, 2021
The U.S. federal government has passed an unprecedented $5.3 trillion in stimulus packages in an effort to help the economy recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. In the short term, these efforts appear to...
Pandemic challenges send large nonprofit CCRC into bankruptcy
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 13, 2023
One of the nation’s largest nonprofit continuing care retirement communities is citing pandemic losses in filing for bankruptcy as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a ripple effect on the senior...
Justice Department touts aggressive enforcement against pandemic relief fraud
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 29, 2021
As thousands of long-term care operators and other businesses fought to retain employees and stay afloat over the past year, hundreds of others were working to defraud relief programs to the tune of $569...