Nursing homes struggle with tighter reimbursement environment, expert says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 20, 2024
Nursing home funding challenges, capital and private equity firms were among the subjects of a webinar Tuesday sponsored by the Long Term Care Community Coalition.
DHC leads the pack as REIT stocks soar at end of year: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 08, 2024
Real estate investment trusts for the most part saw their stocks soar as 2023 came to an end, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. The fourth quarter saw REIT share prices “outperforming the...
DHC results miss forecast, but senior housing portfolio continues to improve
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 08, 2024
Diversified Healthcare Trust saw “continued improvement” within its senior housing operating portfolio, or SHOP, during the first quarter, President and CEO Christopher Bilotto told analysts and investors...
SAGECare celebrates training milestone
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 25, 2024
New York City-based LGBTQ+ aging cultural competency training provider SAGECare has reached a milestone: educating more than 250,000 participants through its training and credentialing program for providers...
Senior living seeing ‘better-than-expected momentum’
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 05, 2024
Senior living occupancy fell short of expectations last year but ended the year with “better than expected momentum … that sets the stage for a favorable outlook in ’24,” according to a new report...
Omega 2Q financials ‘exceeded expectations,’ CEO says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 04, 2023
Hunt Valley, MD-based Omega Healthcare Investors’ revenue for the second quarter was $250 million compared with $245 million for the same quarter a year ago, Chief Financial Officer Robert O. Stephenson...
Workforce issues a theme of State of the Union address and industry reaction to it
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 09, 2023
Several workforce issues were part of President Biden’s State of the Union address on Tuesday — as well as long-term care industry reaction to the speech. The talk comes at a time when long-term care...
Third proxy advisory firm recommends against Diversified Healthcare Trust merger with OPI
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 23, 2023
Proxy advisory firm Egan-Jones on Monday joined ISS and Glass Lewis in recommending Diversified Healthcare Trust shareholders vote against a proposed merger with Office Properties Income Trust, which was...
Providers urged to meet needs of ‘silver rainbow’
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 18, 2024
More retirement communities for LGBTQ+ older adults are coming online, but developers need to step up their efforts to address the needs of members of the “silver rainbow,” according to an AARP article.
Providers could be in for ‘draconian remedies’ as NLRB cracks down on repeated NLRA misconduct
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jessica R. Towhey
Apr 24, 2023
Long-term care facility owners could face “draconian remedies,” an attorney predicted Friday, a day after the National Labor Relations Board issued a decision outlining potential actions it will consider...