OSHA can issue COVID-19 healthcare standard on its own timeline: courts
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 30, 2022
The federal government can issue a permanent COVID-19 healthcare standard on its own timeline after an appellate court ruled against a group of unions hoping to expedite the process.
Expense pressures overtake workforce issues as top challenge for operators: NIC
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 26, 2022
Increasing operating expenses are overtaking staffing issues as the biggest challenge facing senior living and care organizations, according to the results of a new survey by the National Investment Center...
No men allowed: Operator opens women-only dementia unit
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 26, 2022
Des Moines, IA-based Via Health Services is set to open a women-only dementia unit this month at its Fleur Heights campus in Des Moines. It is the first of its kind for long-term care facilities in the...
People in the news, Aug. 23
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 23, 2022
Appointments, promotions and other news at Civitas Senior Living, The Eden Alternative, Enseo, Erickson Senior Living, Health Dimensions Group, LCB Senior Living, Le Groupe Maurice, Lifespark, MedCore...
CCRC occupancy increased to 86 percent in second quarter: Ziegler
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 18, 2022
Overall occupancy in continuing care retirement / life plan communities increased to 86% in the second quarter in the 99 primary and secondary markets followed by NIC MAP, according to an article in the...
Benchmark campaign aims to dispel senior living misconceptions
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 12, 2022
Waltham, MA-based Benchmark Senior Living has launched a new marketing campaign to try to educate consumers about senior living by helping them “unlearn” everything they think they know.
Despite second quarter’s ‘mediocre’ results, Welltower CEO anticipates ‘record year’
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 11, 2022
Toledo, OH-based real estate investment trust Welltower had one of its most active starts for investment activity in its history, completing $1.6 billion of investments in the second quarter. But even...
Invesque portfolio could be 100 percent senior living by end of year
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 11, 2022
As Invesque continues its push to adjust its portfolio to be predominantly senior housing, Chairman and CEO Scott White said that the company is seeing positive momentum and expects to see continued growth...
NHI caps off ‘eventful’ quarter with completion of portfolio optimization
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 10, 2022
With the majority of its portfolio optimization complete, National Health Investors is focused on growth opportunities, executives said Tuesday.
Earnings calls wrap-up: Brookdale, NHI, Pennant Group
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 10, 2022
Second-quarter earnings calls continued Tuesday with updates from Brookdale Senior Living, National Health Investors and the Pennant Group.