Senior living occupancy on track for gain for 5th consecutive quarter
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 12, 2022
Senior living stabilized occupancy is on track for a gain for the fifth consecutive quarter, according to the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care intra-quarterly snapshot released last...
Skilled nursing occupancy hovering around 78 percent
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 03, 2022
Skilled nursing occupancy for July was 78.1%, virtually unchanged from the previous five months, according to a report released last week by the NIC MAP Data Service.
Anticompetitive, unfair, deceptive practices in workplace targeted under new FTC, DOL agreement
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 25, 2023
Operators may find themselves under increased scrutiny as the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Labor team up to target anticompetitive, unfair and deceptive practices in the workplace.
New Eskaton report blames SNFs for $28 million net loss in 2022
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 01, 2023
Eskaton ended 2022 with a $28 million net loss, and its skilled nursing properties largely are responsible, according to an independently audited financial report dated May 16.
Skilled nursing occupancy holds steady as providers face expense pressures: NIC
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 02, 2023
Occupancy among skilled nursing facilities held steady in July overall, after increasing in June, according to the latest Skilled Nursing Monthly Report, released Thursday by NIC MAP Vision.
Court case gives edge to employers over displays of union insignia
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 04, 2023
An employer may prohibit employees from wearing union insignias on their uniforms, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday, in a reversal of a previous decision from the National Labor Relations...
Muni bond defaults most likely to occur in senior living, skilled nursing, survey finds
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 09, 2024
Yields may have peaked in 2023 for municipal bonds, with defaults this year most likely to happen in senior living and skilled nursing, according to the results of a recent survey published by Hilltop...
FMLA ‘good for business,’ Biden says as act marks 30 years
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 06, 2023
The Family and Medical Leave Act has been good for US businesses, helping to stabilize the workforce and keep the country competitive, President Biden said last week in observing the act’s 30th anniversary.
Public policy must address flaws in long-term care financing, experts say
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 11, 2024
Public policy needs to address flaws in Medicaid funding and encourage private planning for long-term care, according to experts speaking Tuesday during a panel discussion hosted by the Paragon Health...
Americans’ favorable feelings toward unions hits highest point since 1965
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 06, 2022
After witnessing a surge in union activity among long-term care workers this summer, operators may not be surprised to learn that Americans’ support of labor unions has hit its highest point since 1965.