64 percent of senior living communities saw no COVID-19-related deaths: NIC-funded study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 03, 2021
A majority (64%) of senior living communities reported no COVID-19 deaths in 2020, according to an analysis of COVID-19 deaths across the long-term care residential continuum released today.
NHI’s third-quarter results suggest that tenant credit risk is getting worse as the pandemic continues
By
Amy Novotney
Nov 11, 2020
Despite strong rent collections in October and November, Murfreesboro, TN-based National Health Investors may be in for some tough quarters ahead as its senior housing portfolio faces additional stress...
Vaccinate or get tested regularly: OMB signs off on OSHA’s vaccine mandate
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 02, 2021
The Occupational Health and Safety Administration’s much-anticipated vaccine mandate is expected to be published in the Federal Register as soon as Thursday, according to experts.
‘Moving fast and changing every minute’: COVID-19 brings increased policy attention to long-term...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 23, 2021
The coronavirus pandemic has challenged the aging services industry to imagine the unimaginable, including increased attention from policymakers, according to Ruth Katz, LeadingAge senior vice president...
AARP joins groups challenging arbitration agreements
By
John O'Connor
Dec 11, 2019
AARP and a dozen mostly pro-consumer organizations have expressed support for legislation that prevents senior living organizations from using pre-dispute arbitration agreements.
With industry ‘in midst of recovery,’ LTC Properties has near-term $100 million pipeline
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Lois A. Bowers
Nov 01, 2021
Westlake Village, CA-based LTC Properties has a “near-term pipeline” valued at more than $100 million as the long-term care industry is “firmly in the midst of a recovery,” executives said Friday...
HUD more than doubles allocation for affordable housing to almost $700M through Housing Trust Fund
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 07, 2021
The federal government is more than doubling its funding for “deeply affordable housing” in announcing an almost $700 million allocation for the national Housing Trust Fund.
$102.2 billion in COVID-19 relief needed for senior living and other providers, CEO tells Congress
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 09, 2020
The work of nonprofit health and human service organizations with more than 500 employees, including senior living providers, is threatened unless Congress provides more than $102.2 billion in relief in...
A different way to support the senior living industry
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 06, 2021
Scott Tittle joined VIUM Capital as a managing director and the national lender’s first head of government relations and external affairs in September after serving as executive director of the National...
Fundamentally sound?
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 18, 2018
The big picture in seniors housing and care looks good, despite some recent setbacks, according to several experts.