Vaccine mandates not scaring workers away, Sabra CEO says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 05, 2021
Labor issues are slowing the senior living and care industry’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, but operators should not spend much time worrying that they will lose workers if they implement...
Partnerships, universal workers keys to successful middle market communities, execs say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 04, 2021
Relationships with third parties, the use of universal workers, pared-down offerings and strict expense control — but not skimping on quality — are keys to a successful senior living model serving...
Life plan community unit absorption rebounds in third quarter: Ziegler
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 04, 2021
After five quarters of negative absorption during the pandemic, life plan community unit absorption not only rebounded in the third quarter but has achieved its strongest pace since the fourth quarter...
With industry ‘in midst of recovery,’ LTC Properties has near-term $100 million pipeline
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 01, 2021
Westlake Village, CA-based LTC Properties has a “near-term pipeline” valued at more than $100 million as the long-term care industry is “firmly in the midst of a recovery,” executives said Friday...
‘We’re in the love business’: New LeadingAge board chair
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 27, 2021
ATLANTA — With a theme of hope for the day, LeadingAge installed its new chair of the Board of Directors, Mike King, during Tuesday’s keynote session at its Annual Meeting + Expo.
‘Pervasive’ staffing shortage poses dilemmas for skilled nursing sector
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 25, 2021
Staffing shortages have become “pervasive” nationwide since the pandemic began, and the acute shortage of nursing staff and aides in skilled nursing facilities likely has not hit rock bottom yet, National...
Medicare revenue per patient day decline plateaued mid-summer: NIC MAP Vision
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 07, 2021
After a steady decline since January, Medicare revenue per patient day held steady month over month from June through the end of July, at $560, according to market trends data NIC MAP Vision published...
Assisted living, independent living see ‘absorption in the green’ for first time in more than a year
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 13, 2021
The year-over-year change in occupied units for both assisted living and independent living was positive in August, at 1% and 0.4%, respectively, according to the intraquarterly report published last week...
Assisted, independent living move-in rates reached record post-pandemic highs in June: NIC
By
Amy Novotney
Sep 07, 2021
Move-ins outpaced move-outs in all three senior living segments — independent living, assisted living, and memory care — for four consecutive months from March through June of this year, showing continued...
516 days and counting on wait for Provider Relief Fund dollars: Argentum
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 26, 2021
After successfully blocking attempts to use unspent Provider Relief Fund dollars to fund a bipartisan infrastructure package, which passed the Senate earlier this month, senior living advocates are turning...