Brookdale’s year-over-year occupancy up 300 basis points in February
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 10, 2023
Brookdale Senior Living reported a year-over-year 300-basis-point boost to its consolidated occupancy for February.
Supreme Court effectively eliminates statute of limitations on challenges to federal regulations
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 02, 2024
The Supreme Court in a Monday ruling opened the door to broad challenges to federal regulations long after they take effect.
Analysis: Government’s planned pay hike insufficient for staffing mandate
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Kimberly Marselas
May 28, 2024
A proposed pay increase for nursing home operators may be one of the best in recent memory, but it won’t adequately prepare the sector for implementation of the federal staffing mandate, one of the sector’s...
Simple test best to predict hip fracture risk in older adults, new study finds
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Donna Shryer
Jul 02, 2024
Researchers recently evaluated three tools to help predict risk of hip fracture in adults aged 80 and older, a population that accounts for 70% of hip fractures in the United States. The three processes...
Invesque sells $68.4 million in SNF properties in first quarter
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 13, 2024
Invesque sold $68.4 million in skilled nursing properties during the first quarter, the Fishers, IN-based healthcare real estate investment company announced Thursday in a quarterly earnings report. The...
2nd HQ, more communities signs of expansion ahead for Transforming Age, CEO says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 17, 2022
A sign of things to come, Bellevue, WA-based Transforming Age is about to open a second headquarters in Omaha, NE, the company announced Thursday. President and CEO Torsten Hirche told the McKnight’s...
Senior living market fundamentals favor REITs, LTC Properties CEO says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 20, 2024
LTC Properties Chairman and CEO Wendy Simpson called 2023 a “year of solid execution” as the real estate investment trust “substantially resolved” all of its challenges and looks to 2024 with market...
Ruling could lead to worse health outcomes, higher expenses for older adults, provider group says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 31, 2023
Healthcare insurance programs could be changing after a federal judge in Texas on Thursday ruled that insurance companies don’t have to pay for cancer and heart screenings as well as some other preventive...
Data breach leaked info on 40 nursing facilities, provider reports
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Aaron Dorman
Jan 17, 2024
A data breach over the summer may have given hackers access to health records for both residents and staff at 40 nursing homes.
New COVID-19 drug guards against all variants in immunocompromised
Apr 28, 2023
The trial results could be out by September and may lead to the FDA emergency use authorization.