Building a thriving care workforce means addressing burnout: Surgeon General advisory
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 24, 2022
“Confronting the long-standing drivers of burnout among our health workers must be a top national priority,” Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, M.D., M.B.A. said in an advisory published Monday.
Middle class declines, but not necessarily middle-market senior living opportunities
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 23, 2022
The percentage of middle-income seniors has declined over the past 50 years, according to a new analysis, but those results don’t necessarily mean that there will be fewer middle-market senior housing...
Bill aims to build up nursing home workforce
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 16, 2022
Federal legislation introduced Thursday would extend temporary pandemic-era allowances in an effort to build up the nursing home workforce.
Legislation aims to protect healthcare professionals from violence in the workplace
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 13, 2022
A bill introduced Wednesday by U.S. Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) is meant to protect healthcare professionals from violence in the workplace.
Bridgeway Senior Healthcare adds home care to offerings
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 11, 2022
Bridgewater, NJ-based Bridgeway Senior Healthcare has added a home care division to its continuum of care offerings.
Brookdale Senior Living, CareTrust REIT and Ventas presented their first-quarter earnings reports to investors on Friday.
Sabra Health Care REIT to reduce SNF exposure, diversify portfolio
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 06, 2022
Irvine, CA-based Sabra Health Care REIT is focusing on diversifying its portfolio this year, including reducing its skilled nursing facility exposure, CEO, President and Chair Rick Matros said on Thursday’s...
Occupancy slowly trends upward after omicron slump, Omega execs say
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 04, 2022
After witnessing a senior living and skilled nursing portfolio occupancy slump as the omicron virus erupted in the fourth quarter of 2021, things are looking up, Omega Healthcare Investors CEO Taylor Pickett...
Americans have third largest pension income among retirees in 44 countries studied
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 02, 2022
Retirees in the United States, on average, have the third highest monthly pension income in the world, according to an analysis of retirement benefits in 44 countries by shopping platform Picodi.
Luxury buildings seek to help city seniors age where they’ve lived
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 29, 2022
Metropolitan seniors are being drawn to new, luxury senior living communities that rival high-end hotels, appealing to older adults who have spent their lives as city dwellers and have no desire to leave.