Welltower upsizes pricing of $900 million of exchangeable senior notes
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 10, 2024
Just a day after announcing a $750 million debt offering, Welltower’s operating company, Welltower OP, upsized the offering to $900 million in 3.125% exchangeable senior notes due in 2029, the Toledo,...
Women undergoing CABG more likely to get care at low-quality hospitals
Jul 29, 2024
More than fourfold higher mortality was seen for women Medicare beneficiaries receiving coronary artery bypass grafting at low-quality hospitals than male beneficiaries at high-quality hospitals.
Two years later, 988 crisis line has answered 10 million requests
Jul 17, 2024
Statistics show the 988 line is needed: A 2022 national survey found that over 12 million adults had seriously considered suicide in the previous year. And almost 1.2 million of 988 calls were answered...
OSHA-proposed rules affecting senior living providers could come by year’s end
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 15, 2024
Two proposed federal rules, related to workplace violence in healthcare settings and employee protections from infectious diseases, are expected to be released by year’s end and could affect aging services...
Welltower launches private placement of $750 million in exchangeable senior notes
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 09, 2024
Welltower’s operating company, Welltower OP, has launched an offering of $750 million aggregate principal amount of exchangeable senior notes in a private placement, the real estate investment company...
$80M federal program to boost nursing training
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 06, 2022
The Department of Labor will beef up its Nursing Expansion Grant Program with $80 million in grants, the department announced Monday.
$19M in grants available to improve job opportunities for older adults
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 15, 2024
The Department of Labor announced last week the availability of approximately $19 million in grants for current national recipients in the Senior Community Service Employment Program to apply for additional...
FDA grants full approval to Paxlovid to treat COVID-19
May 25, 2023
Paxlovid has been taken by older adults and others at high risk for severe COVID-19 under an emergency use approval.
Report outlines strategies to make assisted living more affordable, accessible
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 06, 2022
With a growing need for affordable community-based housing for older adults, a new report delivers to Virginia lawmakers strategies to increase the affordability and accessibility of assisted living communities...
FDA approves nivolumab as adjuvant treatment for melanoma
Oct 18, 2023
Approval was granted for patients aged 12 years and older with stage IIB/C disease.