More than 80% of nursing homes do not meet the updated requirements in the final staffing mandate from CMS.
Skilled nursing occupancy tops 82 percent for first time since April 2020
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 07, 2023
Skilled nursing occupancy is up 142 basis points year over year as of the end of August. Occupancy reached 82.3% in August, topping 82% for the first time since April 2020, according to the latest Skilled...
American Healthcare REIT considers increasing stake in Trilogy Health Services
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 13, 2024
Fresh off of an initial public offering, American Healthcare REIT executives said Monday that the company is considering buying the remaining 26% of Trilogy Health Services that it currently does not own.
Big senior living stories of 2023
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Lois A. Bowers
Dec 21, 2023
The long shadow of the pandemic continued to recede in 2023, although the senior living profession continued to feel its effects. The COVID-19 public emergency ended May 11. Wage growth has declined but...
79 percent have positive outlook for senior living and care: NIC
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 18, 2024
Overall, stakeholders serving and investing in senior housing and care have a positive outlook on the sector, according to a survey of attendees at the recent National Investment Center for Seniors Housing...
Masonicare, United Methodist Homes plan merger
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 17, 2024
Connecticut providers Masonicare and United Methodists Homes plan to merge in a deal expected to close early next year.
‘Profound’ financial, workforce challenges persist for senior living providers as 2024 begins
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 02, 2024
Senior living operators will continue to face inflationary pressures and capital market challenges in 2024, but some effects may lessen before the year is out, according to senior living industry experts....
Third class of MA-Cs graduates from industry-sponsored program
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 29, 2023
The Arkansas Health Care Association recently graduated its third cohort of students in its medication assistant–certified (MA-C) training program.
Women entering Peak 65 Zone financially vulnerable, study finds
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 17, 2024
Financial security in retirement is a concern for all Americans, particularly women in what the Alliance for Lifetime Income calls the Peak 65 Zone; they are trailing their male contemporaries in assets.
AI could play role in preventing prescribing of unnecessary drugs in older adults
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Kristen Fischer
Apr 22, 2024
A new study finds that artificial intelligence could encourage doctors to stop prescribing drugs that aren’t necessary.