Republicans coming again for healthcare worker vaccine mandate
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Jan 31, 2023
The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives is expected to vote on two bills today that would have significant effects for long-term care providers.
Momentum picks up in senior living construction: ASHA brief
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 27, 2021
Lumber costs are slowly coming down from pandemic highs, but labor costs continue to rise along with a shortage of skilled labor, Senior Vice President Larry Graeve and Chief Estimator Amy Burk of The...
SNF staffing shifts after REIT acquisition, study shows
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 21, 2023
Steady increases in licensed practical nurse and certified nursing assistant hours per resident day in skilled nursing after REIT acquisition could mean that there is some kind of “substitution effect”...
NHI investment pipeline exceeds $300 million
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 08, 2024
National Health Investors’ investment pipeline currently is valued at more than $300 million, Chief Investment Officer Kevin Pascoe said Tuesday on the Murfreesboro, TN-based real estate investment...
Lease-up pace slowly returning to normal: report
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 03, 2023
The pace of lease-ups and initial move-ins declined in the long-term care during the pandemic era, but the trend is at a pivot point, according to a new report from NIC MAP Vision.
Long-term care groups, 490 others, call for enactment of COVID-related legal protections ‘as soon as...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 10, 2020
Proposed legislation that would protect healthcare providers from COVID-19-related lawsuits “is critically needed and should be enacted as soon as possible,” 495 organizations, including several associations...
DHC, OPI merger ‘best alternative’ to resolving maturing debt, CEO says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 27, 2023
Diversified Healthcare Trust has not been in compliance with its debt incurrence covenant for more than two years, the Newton, MA-based real estate investment trust disclosed Monday.
State high court decisions keep COVID immunity in play but define scope
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 14, 2023
Connecticut’s highest court has offered a mixed ruling for a nursing home that sought dismissal of a wrongful death suit under a state provision limiting COVID-era liability. The rulings put senior...
Healthcare industry must educate outsiders that they can fill open jobs: study
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 08, 2023
Workers from outside of healthcare may have experience and skills that could be useful to the industry, and recruiting from outside of the industry could be a way to bolster the healthcare workforce.
Demand for direct care workers expected to outpace availability: report
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 13, 2023
Demand for direct care workers — home care workers; workers in residential group homes, assisted living communities and other residential care; and nursing assistants in skilled nursing facilities —...