Operators need virtual assistant policies to navigate ‘patchwork’ of federal, state laws
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 07, 2021
Many senior living and care operators are scrambling to develop policies for virtual assistants that are consistent with federal and state privacy laws.
With business support lacking, Ohio Legislature pulls vaccine mandate exemption legislation
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 01, 2021
A vote on a bill that would grant numerous exemptions to workers subject to employer vaccine mandates was postponed in the Ohio House of Representatives on Wednesday after the Ohio Chamber of Commerce...
Actions & Transactions, Sept. 28
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 28, 2021
Ryan Companies breaks ground on $60M senior living community in Minnesota … BHI Healthcare Group provides $31.1M to Lionstone Care for acquisition of New Jersey assisted living and memory care community...
HUD awards $143 million in grants for affordable senior housing
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 24, 2021
The grants will go toward development of multifamily construction projects, ongoing project rental assistance for very low-income seniors under the department’s Section 202 Supportive Housing for the...
24 state attorneys general threaten legal action over ‘disastrous and counterproductive’ vaccine...
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 20, 2021
President Joe Biden’s plan to require employers with 100 or more workers to mandate COVID-19 vaccination or frequent testing is meeting with opposition at the state level, with 24 Republican attorneys...
Actions & Transactions, Sept. 20
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 20, 2021
HJ Sims closes $132.4M refinance for Benedictine Health System … $121M senior living complex to open in St. Louis area next month … Amsterdam at Harborside receives $40M in new financing … HUD awards...
‘Holistic’ approach can address communities’ infrastructure needs
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 16, 2021
Skilled nursing facilities, assisted living communities and other types of senior living and care providers can work with a partner to leverage a modern funding method, mitigate risk, create cost efficiency...
Actions & Transactions, Aug. 27
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 27, 2021
Newtown, CT, property sells for $3.1M; to be developed for senior housing … ShiftKey receives growth capital from Lorient Capital Management … Affordable housing development celebrates grand...
Lawmakers introduce legislation aimed at bolstering wages, benefits for SNF workforce
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 26, 2021
The Nursing Home Workforce Support and Expansion Act, introduced in the House of Representatives Tuesday, would help skilled nursing providers recruit and retain caregivers by helping to strengthen wages...
Actions & Transactions, Aug. 25
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 25, 2021
Dominium begins $115M affordable senior housing project in Orlando, FL, area … Plains Commercial brokers sale of 115-bed SNF in Benbrook, TX … Watercrest Macon Assisted Living and Memory Care prepares...