Medicare beneficiaries can appeal gap in nursing home coverage, court rules
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 31, 2022
Thursday ruling from a three-judge appellate federal court in Connecticut paves the way for hundreds of thousands of Medicare beneficiaries to appeal non-coverage of nursing home care after hospital stays.
NHI sends default notice to tenant for legacy Holiday Retirement portfolio
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 01, 2021
National Health Investors received no rent for the third quarter ($4.8 million owed) or fourth quarter to date ($4.3 million) from its tenant for its legacy Holiday Retirement portfolio of 17 properties,...
Business briefs, Nov. 17
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 17, 2021
Atria, LCS top J.D. Power 2021 Senior Living Satisfaction Study … Healthpeak prices $500M of 2.125% senior unsecured notes due 2028 in green bond offering … Fitch rates unsecured notes BBB+ …...
Communities face potential investigation, legal action over $900 COVID-19 fee allegedly charged to residents
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 28, 2020
The Michigan Attorney General’s office on Thursday issued a cease and desist letter to 11 senior living communities throughout the state’s Lower Peninsula, along with their parent and management companies,...
Staffing more challenging for nursing homes in socioeconomically deprived areas, study finds
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 13, 2023
Nursing homes in neighborhoods experiencing socioeconomic deprivation could find it challenging to sufficiently staff their facilities, according to a recent study published in the Journal of the American...
NLRA doesn’t shield strikers who don’t take ‘reasonable precautions’ to protect employer’s...
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 02, 2023
Labor unions cannot use provisions of the National Labor Relations Act to try to shield themselves from taking “reasonable precautions” to protect an employer’s property from damage caused by a sudden...
Employer-based treatment programs could reduce absenteeism, be ‘powerful ally’ against substance...
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 07, 2022
ho use opioids and other substances are more likely to miss work. Employers that promote employee treatment programs are able to reduce absenteeism, according to a recent Boston University study.
Kansas providers may face fee hike after audit reveals many wrongly paid cut-rate assessments
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 05, 2024
Continuing care retirement communities and nursing homes in Kansas could face additional scrutiny — and in some cases, higher fees — after a recent audit from the Kansas Medicaid inspector general’s...
Business briefs for Thursday, March 25
By
Amy Novotney
Mar 25, 2021
More than 80% of Americans say pandemic has affected their retirement plans: survey … Fitch affirms negative outlook rating for Ventas, affirms and withdraws negative outlook rating for Welltower …...
Pandemic likely has changed senior living business model for good: speakers
By
Amy Novotney
Dec 11, 2020
The future of senior living post-pandemic is healthcare-based, and it will be more difficult for operators who don’t take that approach to maintain a leg up, speakers said Thursday at a senior housing...