State staffing policies could hamper MedPAC’s recommendations on federal mandate
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 11, 2022
A federal minimum staffing mandate is on the horizon for nursing homes at the beginning of 2023. Providers and experts wonder just how the proposed mandate might address historic staffing shortages without...
Supply chain will be ‘hit or miss’ for foreseeable future
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 18, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic and its various iterations have brought supply chain challenges to the forefront for senior living and care providers.
Sabra ‘in all likelihood’ will exit Enlivant portfolio, Matros says, as REITs take varied approaches...
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 10, 2021
Sabra Health Care REIT has yet to reach a decision about its joint venture with private equity firm TPG Real Estate, through which it has a 49% stake in a portfolio of dozens of Enlivant senior living...
Provider expands services into home care for residents, others
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 18, 2021
Eden Prairie, MN-based American Baptist Homes of the Midwest is expanding into offering home care services for its residents as well as to other older adults looking to stay in their traditional homes...
Inflation drives unstable bond financing in first half of 2022: Ziegler
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 27, 2022
Driven by inflation, bond financing has been slow and unstable during the first half of the year, according to specialty investment bank Ziegler.
Nursing home staffing mandate ‘unrealistic,’ advocacy groups say
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 23, 2022
New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) and 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East President George Gresham continued their call Monday for tougher staffing mandates among the state’s nursing homes...
Six Senate Democrats this week introduced the Nursing Home Improvement and Accountability Act of 2021, which offers more funding for facilities in exchange for industry reforms.
‘Workforce crisis is here,’ exec tells lawmakers
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 29, 2021
The workforces of long-term care providers are being stretched thin as the gap between the supply of caregivers and the number of older adults requiring care continues to grow, LeadingAge New York testified...
Corporate university reduces staff turnover for one provider
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 22, 2021
Recent surveys show that staff retention is a prime concern for long-term care providers, and workers have noted that more training and learning opportunities, rather than a salary increase, would improve...
Shareholders vote in favor of Capital’s amended investment agreement Conversant
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 25, 2021
Dallas-based Capital Senior Living appears to have received enough votes to follow through with a plan to raise up to $154.8 million through the private placement of convertible preferred stock to affiliates...