Seniors housing and care M&A activity drops 39% in the first quarter
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Amy Novotney
Apr 15, 2021
After a strong fourth quarter, merger and acquisition activity within the senior housing and care industries dropped precipitously to 77 deals in the first quarter of this year, according to data released...
AHCA, LeadingAge propose $15B in nursing home reforms to address workforce shortages, underfunding
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Amy Novotney
Mar 16, 2021
The American Health Care Association and LeadingAge Monday released a $15 billion reform agenda, the Care for Our Seniors Act, to address long-standing challenges affecting the quality of care provided...
Lawmakers in several states propose bills to ban employers from mandating COVID-19 vaccines
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Amy Novotney
Mar 10, 2021
Although only a handful of long-term care operators have gone the route of requiring employees to get a COVID-19 vaccine, some state legislators are working to pre-empt those mandates, according to a Washington...
Concerns grow that pandemic relief bill will accelerate ongoing shift to HCBS
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Amy Novotney
Mar 01, 2021
The $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday includes billions of dollars in new funding for government long-term services and supports for frail...
Legal experts warn of incoming lawsuits for long-term care
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Amy Novotney
Feb 09, 2021
Legal teams for both long-term care operators and the residents and families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic are gearing up for lawsuits alleging neglect and wrongful death as a result of the virus —...
Confluent, MorningStar break ground on new community incorporating infection control design changes
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Amy Novotney
Jan 28, 2021
Co-developers Confluent Senior Living and MorningStar Senior Living broke ground Wednesday on the development of an urban infill community in Denver’s Observatory Park neighborhood.
Biden orders OSHA to do more to protect workers from COVID-19
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Amy Novotney
Jan 25, 2021
President Biden signed an executive order Thursday directing the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue guidance to employers on how to protect workers from COVID-19.
Biden proposes $1.9T COVID-19 stimulus plan to speed up vaccinations, increase minimum wage and unemployment...
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Amy Novotney
Jan 19, 2021
President-elect Joe Biden detailed the first of two relief proposals at a speech in Delaware Thursday evening.
SNF occupancy edges slightly up in October but is still down nearly 10 percent from last year: NIC
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Amy Novotney
Jan 08, 2021
Occupancy rates at nursing homes across the country continued to be depressed in October, according to data from the latest Skilled Nursing Monthly Report, published by the National Investment Center for...
Long-term care industry expresses disappointment as Congress passes stimulus bill
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Amy Novotney
Dec 22, 2020
Both the House and Senate on Monday night approved a $900 billion COVID-19 stimulus package that will provide direct payments and jobless aid to Americans as well as needed funding for small businesses...