Per-unit price in senior living increases to $175,600 in second quarter
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 30, 2018
Seniors housing properties continue to draw healthy bids, with buyers paying relatively high prices over the past couple of years, according to the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.
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Mar 06, 2017
House Republicans release long-awaited plan to repeal and replace Obamacare … Vaccine may reduce serious shingles complications in seniors … Fed Chair Yellen hints at more aggressive rate path...
LHC Group buys 23 home health, 11 hospice agencies from Brookdale Health Care Services
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 08, 2021
LHC Group broadened its national footprint Wednesday, inking a deal to buy Brookdale Health Care Services agencies from the recently formed home health, hospice and therapy venture between HCA Healthcare...
Pressures mount for staffing agencies accused of price gouging long-term care operators
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 31, 2022
While senior living and other long-term care leaders are being joined by other healthcare groups, and even members of Congress, to call for federal action against price-gouging by temporary staffing agencies,...
Adults 80+ have higher median reported losses from fraud than other age groups — by far
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 24, 2019
Adults aged 80 or more years have reported to the Federal Trade Commission median losses of $1,800 per person due to fraud so far this year, according to new data released Wednesday along with a report...
Senior housing and care acquisitions set record in 2019
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 17, 2020
2019 saw a total of 447 deals in the senior housing and care sector, a full-year record and 5% higher than the 2018 total of 426 deals.
How do I increase move-ins?
By
Jim Moore
Feb 01, 2017
Referrals from existing residents are a leading source of leads and move-ins. That’s because seniors trust and listen to their peers. Here’s one way to do it.
GAO reports blasts use of antipsychotics
By
John O'Connor
Apr 01, 2015
Reports of excessive antipsychotics’ use in nursing homes have circulated for years.
Median loss to fraud higher for adults in their 80s than for any other age group: FTC
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 01, 2021
Adults 80 or older who made fraud reports to the Federal Trade Commission’s Consumer Sentinel Network, or who had reports made on their behalf, lost a median of $1,300 to fraud in 2020, according to...
Brookdale sale talks end without deal: report
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 01, 2017
Negotiations by Chinese real estate development and holding company Zhonghong Zhuoye Group Co Ltd. to purchase Brookdale Senior Living have ended without a deal, according to one account.