2 federal bills look to boost pipeline of healthcare workers
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 12, 2024
Bills introduced in both houses of Congress may bolster the healthcare workforce if they become law.
NIC MAP Vision offers listings service for senior housing real estate brokers
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 01, 2023
Raleigh, NC-based NIC MAP Vision has launched a new feature — a listings service for brokers of senior living real estate.
Staffing shortages persist but lessen in skilled nursing: NIC
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 31, 2022
More than two years since the start of the pandemic, staffing shortages persist in the skilled nursing sector, according to recent data from the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care. Twenty-five...
Senior living recovery uneven across markets, but sector remains ‘agile and resilient’: NIC analysis
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 21, 2021
Senior housing demand overall began to recover in the second quarter and registered its strongest increase in the third quarter, but some areas are recovering more quickly than others, according to Beth...
IntegraCare mentorship program benefits employees, residents across 3 states
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 10, 2022
IntegraCare’s Motivational Advancement Program, available to employees at all 15 of the company’s properties in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia, aims to improve employees’ lives and, subsequently,...
Staffing shortages ease for SNFs, but they’re not out of the woods yet
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 18, 2022
Skilled nursing properties reporting shortages of nursing staff dropped from 28% in January to 20.8% in September, according to the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.
Entrance-fee CCRCs outpace rental ones in occupancy
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 20, 2023
Continuing care retirement / life plan communities that charge an entrance fee have fared better lately in terms of occupancy than rental communities, according to specialty investment bank Zigler.
Proposed overtime rule slated for May publication
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 19, 2023
The Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division’s proposed overtime rule will be published in May, according to the Fall 2022 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions published earlier this...
Skilled nursing occupancy begins year with ‘positive momentum’
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 03, 2023
Skilled nursing occupancy increased 49 basis points from December to January, to end the month at 81%, according to the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care’s most recent skilled nursing...
Pace of move-ins accelerates across senior living, skilled nursing: NIC
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 08, 2023
The share of operators reporting an acceleration in the pace of move-ins in the past 30 days has increased across all care and service segments, according to the results of the latest Executive Survey...