Filling up nursing pipeline involves more than just students
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 27, 2019
When Ecumen launched its Ecumen Scholars program in 2015 to expose nursing students to senior living and long-term care through work experiences at Ecumen communities, it soon became apparent that nursing...
Sabra Health Care REIT ponders $1 billion acquisition pipeline
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 26, 2019
Sabra Health Care REIT’s acquisition pipeline has “increased pretty dramatically” and now stands at $1 billion, Chairman and CEO Rick Matros told participants on a Monday fourth-quarter and full-year...
People in the news, Feb. 26
Feb 26, 2019
Appointments and promotions at ATI Physical Therapy, Blake Management Group, Cornwall Manor, Erickson Living, Ingleside, IntegraCare, Jackson Creek Senior Living, The LaSalle Group, Legacy Senior Living,...
NIC: Labor issues critical to senior living market assessment
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 25, 2019
Labor issues are critical considerations for senior living operators and developers when assessing markets, National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care Chief Economist Beth Burnham Mace told...
Paul Ryan talks healthcare, immigration at NIC in first post-Congress speech
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 22, 2019
The Medicaid and immigration programs will be reformed, and senior living and long-term care providers can help shape the outcome, former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) said during Thursday’s...
Ensign Group announces changes at the top
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 22, 2019
The Ensign Group will have a new CEO, new president and new board chairman effective May 30, the Mission Viejo, CA-based company announced Thursday.
HCP playing ‘long game,’ expects improved finances in 2019, leaders say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 15, 2019
Senior housing will continue to provide challenges for HCP in 2019, but the real estate investment trust’s portfolio will start to see sequential improvement in net operating income, executives predicted...
NCPHS, Lorien Health Services make branding changes
Feb 14, 2019
San Francisco-based nonprofit Northern California Presbyterian Homes and Services has changed its name to Sequoia Living, and Ellicott City, MD-based Lorien Health Services has unveiled a new logo and...
Acquisitions on tap for Omega Healthcare Investors in 2019, CEO says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 13, 2019
Omega Healthcare Investors plans to pick up the pace of acquisitions in 2019, and senior living will play a role, executives said Tuesday during an earnings call.
Jury selection begins in $1 billion fraud case against assisted living owner
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 12, 2019
Jury selection began Monday for the trial of Philip Esformes, the owner of multiple Miami-area assisted living and skilled nursing facilities accused in 2016 of orchestrating a $1 billion healthcare fraud...