Home healthcare plays major part in LHC Group’s Q3 growth
By
Joe Jancsurak
Nov 06, 2020
The LHC Group saw a 4.7% organic increase in home health admissions in the third quarter of 2020 compared with the same period in 2019, the company said Thursday. Third-quarter gains in home health admissions...
Healthcare REITs showing signs of life
By
Amy Novotney
Oct 15, 2020
Healthcare real estate investment trusts, many of which have been heavily affected by the coronavirus pandemic, have shown signs of life over the past quarter in terms of stabilizing fundamentals. That’s...
Telehealth projects to receive $72 million in grants
By
Joe Jancsurak
Oct 13, 2020
The United States Department of Agriculture’s latest round of Distance Learning and Telemedicine grants, totaling $72 million, will go to 116 programs in 40 states, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands....
Home health workers should receive first-round COVID-19 vaccines: NASEM
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 04, 2020
Frontline healthcare workers, including home care nurses, would be among the first to receive any approved COVID-19 vaccine, according to a final report released Friday by The National Academies of Sciences,...
Habitat for Humanity urges integration of at-home health, social programs during pandemic and beyond
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 01, 2020
Leaders from Habitat for Humanity and other housing and senior advocates are calling for approaches that better integrate health and social services delivered at home.
Report: Supply of home health aides increases in 5 states, but patient transitions, hospitalizations...
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 28, 2020
Five states have grown their supply of home health aides by 20% or more, with most of the nation holding steady even as demand increases, according to the 2020 Long-Term Services and Supports State Scorecard.
Occupancy, operator fundamentals biggest variable when it comes to accessing capital: Marcus & Millichap
By
Amy Novotney
Sep 09, 2020
Capital costs are being driven by two factors. One is pandemic-related occupancy losses. The other is property characteristics. That’s according to Andrew Van Zee, an investment broker with the Knapp...
‘Tough operating environment’ means Healthpeak’s future growth is outside of senior housing, executives...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 06, 2020
The majority of Healthpeak Properties’ future growth will be in the life sciences and medical office buildings, and a potential exists that the real estate investment trust will reduce its investment...
$5 billion ‘Masks for All Act’ would cover senior living residents, healthcare workers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 30, 2020
Every senior living resident in the country would receive three reusable masks at no charge under legislation introduced Tuesday by more than three dozen members of Congress, all Democrats.
Employers could see healthcare costs rise 10% next year: PwC
By
Amy Novotney
Jun 30, 2020
Employers are likely to face an increase in medical costs of between 4% and 10% for their employees in 2021, according to a new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers.