Federal government to investigate private equity’s influence on nursing homes, HCBS, home health
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 07, 2024
The Justice Department, Federal Trade Commission and Health and Human Services Department have announced plans to jointly investigate private equity’s influence on healthcare.
GAO, OSHA testify regarding Labor Department agency’s preparedness for future emergencies
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 26, 2022
The Occupational Health and Safety Administration’s role in protecting the nation’s long-term care and other workers, and the agency’s preparedness to act in the event of another public health emergency...
Experts offer tips to mitigate construction cost risks in the current economy
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 27, 2022
Limited staff, resources, costs and supply chain issues all continue to hinder construction projects in the economy. Plante Moran experts offered strategies for mitigating construction costs risks and...
National health spending could hit $6.8 trillion by 2030, CMS predicts
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 29, 2022
National health spending should grow 4.2% for 2021, reaching nearly $4.3 trillion, according to estimates released Monday by the Office of the Actuary at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. National...
LTC Properties ready to ‘ramp up’ investment activity
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 31, 2022
LTC Properties expects to “ramp up” its investment activity over the next 12 to 24 months to “become even more competitive,” the Westlake Village, CA, real estate investment trust’s chairman...
NHI investment pipeline exceeds $300 million
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 08, 2024
National Health Investors’ investment pipeline currently is valued at more than $300 million, Chief Investment Officer Kevin Pascoe said Tuesday on the Murfreesboro, TN-based real estate investment...
Last year’s momentum carries over into first quarter, Welltower says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 12, 2022
Last year’s momentum carried over into the first quarter “and translated into the first period of year-over-year bottom-line growth for our company since the beginning of [the] pandemic,” Welltower...
Evidence points to improving job market in senior living, economist says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 03, 2023
“There’s evidence of improvements in the job market for senior housing,” Beth Burnham Mace, National Investment Center for Seniors Housing and Care chief economist and director of outreach, said...
Agency staffing, wage concerns prompt workers’ strike notice across 24 PA nursing homes
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 30, 2022
Workers across three of Pennsylvania’s largest healthcare chains intend to strike, citing inappropriate use of staffing agency services and low wages, among other problems.
Debt-related efforts among ‘significant performance milestones’ for Sonida, execs say
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 28, 2024
Dallas-based Sonida Senior Living has optimized its balance sheet “through the comprehensive restructuring and modification of our debt,” culminating in a $47.75 million equity private placement that...