Low pay, poor working conditions common for long-term care workers: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 28, 2022
Low pay and poor working conditions are the norm for workers in long-term care, according to a report published Wednesday by the think tank Economic Policy Institute.
With COVID-19 cases down to just two per day in recent weeks within a portfolio serving 40,000 residents, and a 100% resident vaccination rate expected by the end of the month, Ventas Chairman and CEO...
SRZ Management acquires Missouri SNF from National Healthcare Corp., plans to preserve the property
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Amy Novotney
Nov 25, 2020
St. Louis-based skilled nursing and rehab operator SRZ Management announced this week that it has acquired a 282-bed skilled nursing facility from Nashville, TN-based National Healthcare Corp.
Assisted living, independent living see ‘absorption in the green’ for first time in more than a year
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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...
National health spending reached $45 trillion in 2022, or $13,493 per person, according to an analysis from the Office of the Actuary at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published Wednesday...
Most think caregivers have ‘no promising way to develop or ascend’ career ladder, survey finds
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 26, 2023
Most Americans do not view a caregiving career as a path to personal fulfillment, according to a report from the nonprofit think tank FrameWorks Institute.
CCRC, SNF platforms ‘pillars of stability’ as NHI shifts focus to growth, CEO says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 10, 2023
National Health Investors is making progress on its return to growth through portfolio optimization plans announced in 2021, improvements in senior housing operating portfolio operations, and strategic...
Bill would help Americans to save more for retirement, enable small businesses to offer 401(k)s, senators...
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 09, 2021
Americans who have not saved enough for retirement would be able to put aside more money under legislation introduced last month by Sens. Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Rob Portman (R-OH).
Home sharing may be gaining steam as an affordable alternative to formal seniors housing
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Amy Novotney
Sep 23, 2020
It was the high cost of housing in Colorado Springs that originally brought roommates Kimberly Bolding, Ardene Hagadorn and Louis John Vastine together, but it’s the medical and financial support...
National Health Investors defers $1.5 million in rent for Bickford Senior Living
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 21, 2021
National Health Investors will defer $1.5 million in Bickford Senior Living rent for June and July, the real estate investment trust said last week in a business update.