Student loan debt is negatively affecting worker retirement saving, experts say
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 12, 2024
Student loan debt is hindering the amount of money workers can contribute to their 401(k)s and other retirement savings plans, according to the results of a three-year study by the Employee Benefit Research...
Welltower SHOP sees 4th consecutive quarter of 20+ percent NOI growth
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 01, 2023
Net operating income growth in Welltower’s senior housing operating portfolio exceeded 20% for the fourth consecutive quarter, CEO Shankh Mitra said Tuesday during the company’s latest earnings call.
Employers increasingly rely on older workers, Pew Research Center study finds
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Adam Healy
Jan 05, 2024
The share of people aged 65 or more years who are employed has almost doubled in the past 35 years, according to a new report by the Pew Research Center.
Medicare spending expected to top $1 trillion this year, CMS says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 15, 2023
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Medicare expenditures are expected to exceed $1 trillion despite the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency this year, the associated expirations of the skilled nursing facility three-day stay...
Operator livelihood threatened: 52% of workers fall behind retirement saving plans
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 17, 2021
More than half of working Americans responding to a recent Bankrate survey say they are behind on saving for retirement, and many have dipped into their retirement savings early. That could mean less money...
REIT ownership linked to decline in RN staffing, increases in LPN, CNA use
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 27, 2023
Nursing homes, after being purchased by a real estate investment trust, are likely to see increases in licensed practical nurse and certified nursing assistant staff hours per resident day of 2.15% and...
Family caregivers’ unpaid work valued at $600 billion: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 09, 2023
An estimated 38 million family members provided approximately $600 billion in unpaid caregiving in 2021. That’s according to a recent report from the AARP.
Gallup: U.S. workers continue to push back retirement age
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 04, 2022
Americans are retiring four years later than they did three decades ago, and active workers are increasingly pushing back their retirement date as well. The trends may continue, according to an analysis...
Wage growth deceleration ‘gives clearest signal’ of labor market fundamentals
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 04, 2023
April saw a “burst of hiring” as private-sector employers added 296,000 jobs, yet annual pay growth decelerated to 6.7% year-over-year, according to the April ADP National Employment Report produced...
Spot occupancy spikes in June, Welltower reports
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 14, 2022
Spot occupancy in Welltower’s U.S. senior housing operating portfolio rose 120 basis points (1.2%) in the second quarter, with half of that increase occurring in the last two weeks of June, according...