The Securities and Exchange Commission voted Wednesday to rescind rules governing proxy voting advice put into practice in November 2020.
Welltower made ‘significant’ ESG gains in 2021: report
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 06, 2022
Toledo-based Welltower made significant ESG gains in 2021, including donations more than $587,000 in environmental, social and governance-related contributions to industry organizations, and 97% of the...
Environmental, social and governance investing is drawing criticism on several fronts. Investors are especially questioning the “environmental” part, experts say. Moreover, companies are facing criticisms...
Taking ESG to the next level
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Lois A. Bowers
May 02, 2022
LTC Properties is taking its environmental, social and governance initiative to the next level by encouraging the operators in its portfolios to do some introspection and possibly make some changes.
LTC Properties defers or abates $2 million in rent as operators feel ‘some stress’
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Lois A. Bowers
May 02, 2022
Long-term care operators felt “some stress” in the first quarter as they continued to confront labor pressures and inflation, LTC Properties Chairman and CEO Wendy Simpson said Friday during the Westlake...
Business briefs, Dec. 6
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 06, 2021
SC nurse indicted for allegedly creating fake COVID-19 vaccination cards … Ventas receives award for sustainability practices … Five Star Senior Living contracts with Compass Community Living to manage...
Recovery ‘very strong’ in senior housing investment, development, expert says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 22, 2021
Senior housing’s recovery, both in recovering and occupancy, is “a lot to be optimistic about,” Byron Carlock, real estate leader at PricewaterhouseCoopers, told the McKnight’s Business Daily.
Long-term care sector must reinvest, rebuild workforce to meet ‘long tail’ COVID challenges: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 10, 2021
Long-term care providers — in senior living, skilled nursing, home care and adult day services — must invest in their workforces if they are to survive the difficult circumstances facing the sector...
Business briefs, July 15
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 15, 2021
Integrated social-medical model presents opportunities for assisted living providers: panelists … Healthpeak Properties publishes 10th annual ESG report … ProMedica sues Ohio Department of Medicaid...
Business briefs, July 13
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 13, 2021
SEC Advisory Panel offers nonbinding ESG, D&I disclosure recommendations … VT mayor launches community-based licensed nursing assistant training program … Des Moines, IA, nurse responds to charge...