First Citizens Bank arranges $260M for refinancing of 12-property SNF portfolio in Maryland … ESI sells 8-property, $60M SNF portfolio in Hartford, CT, metro area … Cogir of Folsom, CA, celebrates...
Business briefs, May 8
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 08, 2024
Final rule establishes first-ever regulations for adult protective services … Court calls COVID-19 an ‘occupational disease’ for nursing home employees, allows workers’ compensation claim … Federal...
Business briefs, May 28
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 28, 2024
Sector vows ‘confidence’ in staffing rule lawsuit success; consumer advocates press forward with complaints … Judge rejects plea deal for former Skyline nursing home owner Schwartz … Black Americans...
Business briefs, May 22
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 22, 2024
Staffing rule financial penalties could be ‘existential’ crisis for nursing homes … Aging services coalition urges passage of assisted living legislation for veterans … Attorney general sues over...
Actions & Transactions, May 9
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 09, 2024
CFG closes $20M bridge-to-Hud loan for refinancing of Maryland SNF … Muchmore Capital receives HUD MAP, Lean licenses … SLIB negotiates sale of Chandler, AZ, senior living community … Pittsburgh-area...
Business briefs, May 2
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 02, 2024
House committee split raises new questions on nursing home staffing rule’s future … CVS Health sees decline in health services segment … Walmart closes health division … Pennant Group acquires...
In-person or virtual exercise programs for frail seniors? It makes virtually no difference, study shows
By
Aaron Dorman
Jul 31, 2023
Virtual exercise programs may be as effective as in-person rehab for aiding older adults with frailty, a study shows.
Long-term care adds 9,000 jobs in May, Labor Department says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 05, 2023
Nursing and residential care facilities added 9,000 jobs in May, according to employment data released Friday by the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Humor therapy may aid depression, anxiety
Jun 28, 2023
Participants in studies in the literature review included older people in nursing homes, people with Parkinson’s disease and retired women, among others.
May we recommend the chicken, or perhaps the fish?
By
John O'Connor
Nov 09, 2023
Few things are causing more provider angst than the federal government’s newly hatched plan to implement minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes.