‘Small and complex’ senior living and care industry ripe for investors: NIC chair
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 03, 2021
HOUSTON—Despite the “temporary disruption” from the pandemic, market conditions are favorable for investing in senior living and care, Kurt Read, chair of the NIC Board of Directors and managing...
Embattled SNF operator lays off almost 1,000, fights license revocation
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 01, 2021
Almost 1,000 workers at Bob Dean’s network of seven Louisiana skilled nursing facilities are out of work as the owner battles with the state’s Department of Health to reclaim his license to operate,...
Senate committee looks at America’s ‘piecemeal’ retirement system
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 29, 2021
Traditional means of saving for retirement aren’t working anymore for a large number of Americans, according to testimony at a Thursday hearing of the Senate Special Committee on Aging.
Former SNF operator out $300,000 after failing to provide sign language services
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 20, 2021
A former operator of 38 skilled nursing facilities accused of not supplying sign language interpretation for a deaf resident will shell out more than a quarter of a billion dollars to settle the allegations.
Mather prepares to enter third state armed with $300 million construction loan
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 15, 2021
Senior living provider Mather has secured $300 million in construction financing to build The Mather, a life plan community, in Tysons, VA.
McKnight’s Senior Living unveils new branding, website
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 06, 2021
McKnight’s Senior Living and its sister media brands, McKnight’s Long-Term Care News and McKnight’s Home Care, today debut new branding and new websites to reflect the brand family’s strength and...
Staff shortages lead to limits, holds on admissions: survey
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 06, 2021
Nearly three-quarters of the respondents to a Pennsylvania Health Care Association member survey last month said they’ve had to limit or put on hold admissions within the past six months.
Compassion, empathy, integrity and humility make Enlivant ‘Great Place to Work,’ CEO says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 04, 2021
Guill is optimistic about the future of senior living and care.
States navigate implementing COVID-19 vaccine requirements
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 04, 2021
Today is the day that Connecticut’s long-term workers and other workers employed by the state are required to comply with a COVID-19 vaccine mandate or agree to regular testing. The deadline was postponed...
‘Esther’s Law’ a step closer to allowing cameras into Ohio long-term care residents’ rooms
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 27, 2021
A bipartisan bill that would enable long-term care residents and their families to install remote monitoring equipment in their rooms had a hearing in the Ohio House of Representatives’ Families, Aging...