Operator error means some could miss out on $100,000 or more in Provider Relief Fund payments
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 07, 2022
Provider error could mean the loss of $100,000 or more in Provider Relief Fund monies for some senior living organizations.
Walgreens, Uber partnership aims to ease COVID vaccination access for those with transportation issues
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 10, 2021
Walgreens and Uber Technologies announced Tuesday that they have entered into an agreement to try to make it easier to connect people with COVID-19 vaccine appointments and transport people to those appointments....
‘Immediate action’ needed from governors to address long-term care workforce needs during pandemic,...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 22, 2020
States must take an “all-hands-on-deck” approach to helping assisted living communities and nursing homes address workforce needs during the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Health Care Association...
Home Helpers Home Care poised for historic changes with Cared-4 service suite
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 26, 2021
Against the backdrop of a proposed $3.5 trillion federal budget aimed at driving more senior care into the home, Home Helpers Home Care is launching a new suite of services that could help it take advantage...
Provider Relief Fund reporting portal opens
Jul 02, 2021
The federal government’s Provider Relief Fund reporting portal opened Thursday.
Private equity firms halt dealmaking amid COVID-19
By
Amy Novotney
Mar 27, 2020
Many private equity firms are turning their attention away from mergers and acquisitions to focus on the needs of its current portfolio holdings amid the market’s uncertainty around the coronavirus pandemic,...
Fed cuts interest rate in light of coronavirus slowdown
By
Amy Novotney
Mar 04, 2020
As the coronavirus continues to spread throughout the country, the Federal Reserve made an emergency interest rate cut Tuesday, slashing the nation’s benchmark borrowing rate by half a percentage point....
Senior living borrowers see record first-time defaults: MMA
By
Amy Novotney
Aug 24, 2020
The pandemic has left many senior living operators reeling and driven a wave of defaults in the $3.9 trillion municipal-bond market, according to a recent report from independent research firm Municipal...
Coronavirus toll on state revenues could spill over
By
John O'Connor
Jul 09, 2020
As a coronavirus-caused recession continues to take hold, state and local governments are being forced to cut back support to schools, health programs and other support services, the Wall Street Journal...
Ventas looks to COVID-19 testing program to accelerate move-ins, announces new Holiday management agreement
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 11, 2020
Similar to other senior living operators and real estate investment trusts with senior housing portfolios, Ventas is reporting some pretty grim numbers for the first quarter and the part of the second...