Employee layoffs begin as Five Star exits SNF business
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 27, 2021
Five Star Senior Living has begun notifying states that it intends to close its skilled nursing units at several long-term care facilities around the country.
Staff burnout, disengagement are most disruptive forces facing skilled nursing: survey
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Amy Novotney
Mar 23, 2021
Provider burnout, disengagement and the resulting shortages that follow are the most disruptive forces facing healthcare providers, including those in long-term care, over the next three years. That’s...
Skilled nursing occupancy hit new record low of 71.7% in December: NIC
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Amy Novotney
Mar 05, 2021
Just as recent efforts to vaccinate long-term care patients and frontline healthcare workers began at the end of December, occupancy at the nation’s skilled nursing facilities reached its lowest level...
False Claims Act judgment of more than $258M forces nursing home chain to file for bankruptcy
By
Amy Novotney
Mar 04, 2021
Six nursing home business affiliates of Consulate Health Care sought Chapter 11 protection Monday, according to a Law360 report Tuesday.
APRNs help SNFs save more than $31M over 6 years: study
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Amy Novotney
Mar 01, 2021
Instituting advanced practice registered nurses full-time at 16 Missouri nursing homes helped reduce resident hospitalizations and allowed the state to save more than $31 million over the course of six...
AHCA warns that two-thirds of nursing homes are operating at a loss
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Amy Novotney
Dec 17, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is pushing many skilled nursing operators close to bankruptcy, according to a new survey by the American Health Care Association. The organization surveyed 953 nursing home operators...
More than 6 in 10 Americans now say they would rather die than live in nursing home: survey
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Amy Novotney
Dec 09, 2020
In a blow to the skilled nursing industry, 61% of Americans now report that they would rather die than live in a nursing home. That’s according to a Nationwide Retirement Institute survey of almost 1,300...
SRZ Management acquires Missouri SNF from National Healthcare Corp., plans to preserve the property
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Amy Novotney
Nov 25, 2020
St. Louis-based skilled nursing and rehab operator SRZ Management announced this week that it has acquired a 282-bed skilled nursing facility from Nashville, TN-based National Healthcare Corp.
California nursing home fined nearly $100K for COVID-19-related workplace violations
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Amy Novotney
Nov 24, 2020
California state workplace regulators issued one of the largest fines yet to a Bakersfield, CA, nursing home for COVID-19 related workplace violations, according to local media reports.
Skilled nursing occupancy hits new low of 73.8%: NIC
By
Amy Novotney
Nov 05, 2020
The trend of declining occupancy rates for skilled nursing continued in August as a result of the ongoing effects of COVID-19. Operators saw occupancy rates fall another 81 basis points from July to August,...