Occupancy closes in on pre-pandemic levels with 11th consecutive quarterly increase: NIC
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 05, 2024
Senior living occupancy continued to close in on pre-pandemic levels in the first quarter of 2024, as occupancy increased for the 11th consecutive quarter, according to data released Thursday by the National...
Eye ointments sold at Walmart, CVS recalled due to infection risk
Feb 27, 2024
Eye ointment products made in India and sold in the United States at Walmart, CVS and other retailers are being recalled due to a danger of infection.
Business briefs, April 29
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 29, 2024
NIC notes 4 takeaways from first-quarter fundamentals …… Tennessee creates coordinated response to Alzheimer’s disease … Arizona assisted living community turns over control to third party amid...
Federal final rule drops bring cries of ‘flawed,’ ‘aggressive,’ ‘dramatic’ from senior living...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 25, 2024
Late April brought a shower of regulatory changes as the federal government dropped four major final rules this week that the senior living and care industry is calling “flawed,” “aggressive” and...
More news for Monday, July 1
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 01, 2024
Senior living providers among 193 criminally charged, $2.75 billion in fraud recoveries so far in 2024 … 40 assisted living locations among AHCA/NCAL 2024 Silver National Quality Award recipients...
Scott White to step down as Invesque CEO; will be succeeded by Adlai Chester
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 06, 2024
Scott White, chairman and CEO of Fishers, IN-based healthcare real estate company Invesque, will step down from the CEO role effective May 10, the company has announced. He will be succeeded by Chief Financial...
Business briefs, June 28
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 28, 2024
Supreme Court strips SEC of a critical enforcement tool in fraud cases … CCRC rent growth affects overall occupancy, occupancy growth … Empowering ‘deeply undervalued’ caregivers would improve...
Number of registered nurses rebounds following pandemic decline
Feb 22, 2024
Projections for the registered nurse workforce in 2035 are close to prepandemic forecasts.
Long-term care providers among 193 criminally charged, $2.75 billion in fraud recoveries so far in 2024
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 01, 2024
The Justice Department has recovered more than $2.75 billion in false claims against healthcare providers and charged 193 defendants so far this year in criminal cases through its 2024 National Health...
Researchers hopeful that AI screening tools can help prevent septic shock among residents
By
Aaron Dorman
Nov 13, 2023
Researchers are optimistic about the scalability of AI screening tools for preventing sepsis and septic shock among long-term care residents.