Nursing home industry on verge of financial collapse, group claims
By
Amy Novotney
Jun 11, 2020
Even before the industry was dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, the average nursing home was operating on a razor-thin profit margin or net loss. That’s because Medicaid reimbursements only cover 70%...
When the going gets tough, the tough do something
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 16, 2017
Senior living operators can learn a lesson from the communication efforts of Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino and the American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living in advance of...
More news for Monday, June 3
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 03, 2024
CMS updates Medicaid adult core healthcare quality measurement sets and mandatory reporting guidance … Report accuses Biden administration of weaponizing government at expense of workers … AHCA/NCAL...
More news for Tuesday, Oct. 3
Oct 03, 2017
AHCA / NCAL says Las Vegas convention will go on as planned … Inability to smell peppermint linked to dementia, study says … Learn about Montessori in memory care and earn a free CE credit...
NCAL: Vaccines, state prioritization of long-term care bode well for assisted living communities
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 09, 2021
As COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to drop in long-term care settings, calls for reopening assisted living facilities are increasing.
Business briefs, June 7
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 07, 2024
Nation unprepared to meet needs of fast-growing older adult population: poll … HumanGood’s Mansion at Rosemont earns SAGECare Platinum credential … 6 Areté Living managed communities earn 2024 AHCA/NCAL...
More news for Monday, Jan. 10
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 10, 2022
AHCA / NCAL calls on feds to extend public health emergency … Legislation includes expanding access to assisted living as residential alternative to nursing homes … Maine offers funding to help assisted...
Business briefs, June 13
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 13, 2024
Fitch affirms BHI Senior Living in Indiana at ‘BBB’; outlook stable … 18 Gardant communities, 8 Diversicare centers, Notre Dame Long Term Care and Rehabilitation Center win AHCA/NCAL Bronze National...
Parkinson named 2nd annual McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards Career Achievement Award winner
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 11, 2024
Mark Parkinson, president and CEO of AHCA/NCAL, has been chosen as the 2024 McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards Career Achievement Award honoree.
NCAL guidance aims to prevent elder abuse via social media
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 16, 2016
Senior living providers must develop social media policies, train employees on appropriate use of social media, and investigate potentially inappropriate behavior related to social media when it has been...