Survey: 71% of senior living residents, families happy with care during pandemic; non-residents still...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 30, 2020
Senior living residents and their family members have a better perception of the quality of care that operators are providing during the COVID-19 pandemic than do those who aren’t connected to senior...
Coronavirus bill provisions would ‘decimate’ senior living workforce, organizations say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 17, 2020
Provisions in a multi-billion dollar bill to provide coronavirus-related relief to workers would “significantly curtail our caregiver workforce” and must be addressed, Argentum President and CEO James...
Capital Senior Living makes moves to improve financial position
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 07, 2020
Capital Senior Living plans to transfer operations and ownership of 18 senior living communities to Fannie Mae, the company announced Thursday. The move follows several steps Capital announced in May “to...
Where COVID-19 has affected occupancy most, least: survey
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 13, 2020
Independent living occupancy levels were the least affected by COVID-19 in late June and early July, and skilled nursing occupancy levels were the most affected, according to the results of a new survey....
OSHA’s authority to issue, enforce safety standards affirmed by appeals court
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 25, 2023
The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld a lower court’s ruling affirming the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s authority to regulate workplace safety.
Powell hints that lower interest rates may be on the horizon
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 11, 2024
Interest rates may start to go down soon, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified before the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday during the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress.
Private equity healthcare deals face scrutiny under antitrust laws
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 17, 2022
The Federal Trade Commission has private equity healthcare deals under a microscope. Both the FTC and the Department of Justice have the authority to enforce federal antitrust laws.
Rising cost of employer-sponsored healthcare cutting into worker wages, study finds
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 17, 2024
Employers are paying more for healthcare insurance, and the costs are cutting into wages and contributing to growing income inequality. That’s according to research published Tuesday in the Journal of...
HUD awards millions in ‘green’ funding to 17 affordable senior housing communities
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 26, 2024
Seventeen affordable seniors housing properties will receive funding ranging from $2.4 million to $20 million, the Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Tuesday as it makes available a...
DOJ: Healthcare competition warrants ‘scrutiny and discussion’
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 02, 2023
The Department of Justice is keeping an eye on potentially anti-competitive deals in the healthcare industry.