Number of large-scale CCRCs with 500 more units on one campus ‘inches up’: Ziegler
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 19, 2022
pproximately 10% of the nation’s life plan communities, or continuing care retirement communities, are considered “large scale,” meaning they have 500 or more units on one campus, according...
Employee retention is this provider’s ‘secret sauce’ for success
By
Karen Krissinger
Apr 18, 2022
At this long-term care community, employee retention is high. What is the secret sauce to retaining staff?
Here’s what workers value in a job. Is this what you offer?
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 18, 2022
When it comes to what people value in a job, men and women’s priorities are similar but have differences, according to the results of a recent Gallup survey of more than 13,000 employees. Although respondents...
Federal court will rehear senior living operators’ RICO lawsuit claims against unions
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 18, 2022
A federal court panel announced Thursday that it will reexamine a senior living and care operator’s racketeering lawsuit against local labor unions after a previous decision was vacated.
McKnight’s Senior Living honored for news coverage, webinar, print publication
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 18, 2022
McKnight’s Senior Living captured four awards recognizing editorial excellence Thursday as part of the 2022 American Society of Business Publication Editors’ Azbee Awards.
Private equity ownership of nursing homes under federal investigation
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 15, 2022
The federal government’s focus on private equity ownership in nursing homes is just a “red herring” for lawmakers, one leader said after the launch of a new probe into the matter.
Life plan communities earn high marks from residents
By
Michele Holleran, Ph.D., MBA
Apr 14, 2022
Overall resident satisfaction scores went up significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although this finding may seem counterintuitive, there are plausible reasons for the positive scores.
Public health emergency extended 90 more days
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 14, 2022
The federal public health emergency related to COVID-19 is being renewed effective Saturday, when the existing one was set to expire, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday.
U.S. life expectancy dropped between 2019 and 2020
Apr 13, 2022
The decrease was larger in Hispanic and non-Hispanic Black people versus the non-Hispanic white population; the decrease was larger than in peer countries.
Adding pulse oximetry shows no benefit in COVID-19
Apr 13, 2022
No improvement was observed in patients using pulse oximetry added to standard monitoring.