Long-term care M and A declined 3 percent in second quarter but still is elevated from 2021
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 15, 2022
Mergers and acquisitions in long-term care declined 3% in the second quarter from the first, according to data released this month by LevinPro LTC.
Recession-proof senior housing REITs a ‘good bet’ for investors
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 14, 2022
Debate exists among experts about whether the United States is heading for recession or already is there, but there is some agreement that senior housing is a recession-proof investment.
Bereavement leave, family responsibilities focus of state’s pending employment laws
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 06, 2022
Pending bills in the California Legislature would require employers to offer bereavement leave and add “family responsibilities” as a protected class under the Fair Employment and
Justice Department ramps up focus on COVID-19 fraud
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 15, 2022
The Department of Justice on Thursday named a director of COVID-19 fraud enforcement.
Eagle Senior Living emerges from bankruptcy
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 12, 2022
Nine months after Eagle Senior Living voluntarily began a Chapter 11 process in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, the company announced Thursday that it has successfully completed a...
No sign Supreme Court will block COVID-19 vaccination mandates, legal expert say
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 15, 2021
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday in a 6-3 ruling to hear a challenge to New York’s vaccine mandate for healthcare workers on religious grounds, and a legal expert says evidence is mounting that...
Diversified Healthcare Trust transitions 6 additional Five Star properties
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 04, 2021
w management agreements for a total of approximately 96% of its senior housing operating portfolio communities that are to be transitioned from Five Star Senior Living by the end of the year.
Florida long-term care associations sue state over minimum wage mandate
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 30, 2022
Florida long-term care associations and one provider are challenging a requirement that, starting Oct. 1, providers in the state serving Medicaid beneficiaries — including assisted living communities...
Legislation would support training programs, build CNA pipeline, LeadingAge says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 15, 2022
“Strong training programs [for certified nursing assistants] are a necessity to both ensure these valuable professionals have the foundation needed to serve older adults and to help fill a pipeline that...
COVID-19 vaccination mandates don’t negatively affect nursing home staffing: study
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 01, 2022
State COVID-19 vaccination mandates increased vaccinations among direct caregivers without negatively affecting staffing levels, according to the results of a study published Friday in JAMA Health Forum.