Cambridge Realty Capital Companies provides $22M HUD lean loan to refinance Marian, IA, CCRC … State breaks ground on $20M Springer, NM, long-term care facility … Matter Development, ICAP Development...
Strawberry Fields REIT reaches ‘finish line’ to become publicly traded company
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 26, 2022
Shares of senior living and care real estate investment trust Strawberry Fields REIT will begin trading once a few clerical issues are resolved early this week, CEO and Chairman Moishe Gubin told the McKnight’s...
Ending state of emergency won’t change staffing needs, provider group says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 22, 2022
ency on Oct. 31, long-term care staffing needs have not abated, and lifting the order could affect regulations that have permitted additional flexibility in staffing. That’s according to the Washington...
Members of Congress call on CMS to collaborate in addressing nursing home workforce challenges
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 14, 2022
A bipartisan group of members of the House of Representatives is looking to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to work with them to resolve workforce shortages experienced by nursing homes across...
Salary transparency bill ‘key to achieving pay equity,’ state senator says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 13, 2022
A salary transparency bill passed this month by California lawmakers is “key to achieving pay equity,” according to state Sen. Monique Limón (D) who introduced the legislation in February.
Nursing home sales, closures, halts to admissions come as staffing shortages continue
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 12, 2022
As staffing shortages continue to plague nursing homes, sales, closures and admissions stoppages are becoming more frequent, according to respondents to a survey by the Long-Term Care Imperative, a collaboration...
Age rarely used as DEI marker, studies find
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 09, 2022
As companies strive to hire a diverse mix of employees based on gender, racial background and culture, one marker is starkly missing in most diversity, inclusion and equity statements, according to research...
Faith-based PA CCRCs hope to become stronger together with possible ‘merger of equals’
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 08, 2022
Mechanicsburg, PA-based Messiah Lifeways and Chambersburg, PA-based
Menno Haven have entered into a memorandum of understanding to explore a possible affiliation. Both continuing care retirement communities...
New ‘joint employer’ definition proposed; providers could face greater liability
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 07, 2022
The National Labor Relations Board on Tuesday announced a draft of its long-anticipated new “joint employer” definition.
Robotic ‘staff’ helping senior living community with housekeeping, mowing
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 29, 2022
Messiah Lifeways in Mechanicsburg, PA, is addressing workforce challenges head-on with the help of robots. A robotic vacuum and a robotic lawnmower — affectionately called Roving Rosie and Mr. Mow It...