False Claims Act judgment of more than $258M forces nursing home chain to file for bankruptcy
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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.
SNF occupancy hits record low again in January: NIC report
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Amy Novotney
Apr 06, 2021
Occupancy continued to be challenged as the skilled nursing industry navigated the first months of 2021, according to the latest monthly skilled nursing data report from the National Investment Center...
Financial incentives might tempt facilities to admit infected residents: LA Times
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Amy Novotney
May 05, 2020
In an industry devastated by the coronavirus, some patient advocates and industry experts fear nursing home operators may seek to take advantage of the premium pay offered for admitting COVID-19-positive...
Forbes: The future of nursing homes looks grim
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Amy Novotney
May 05, 2020
Although some of short-term pandemic-related costs faced by skilled nursing facilities will likely fade over time, the industry’s current overall model may be financially unsustainable without broad...
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.
It’s time to re-think nursing home ownership, say senior care experts
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Amy Novotney
May 22, 2020
In early April, the non-profit San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living’s skilled nursing facility began accepting COVID-positive patients discharged from hospitals, under a directive from the state of...
New normal for SNFs: more staff, telehealth and hospital alliances
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Amy Novotney
Jun 18, 2020
As the nation moves through the initial phase of COVID-19 and on to future planning, skilled nursing facilities must make efforts to hire more workers — particularly registered nurses and perhaps...
Over the past four years, New Jersey-based Portopiccolo Group has been building a nursing-home portfolio rivaling some of the nation’s largest chains. The firm acquired its first skilled nursing facility...
Bloomberg: Coronavirus may end America’s embrace of retirement communities and nursing homes
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Amy Novotney
Apr 22, 2020
An editorial in Bloomberg Tuesday explored the largely voluntary movement over the past century in the United States toward herding people over the age of 65 into special communities built around their...
Pandemic’s costs likely to leave SNFs reeling
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 22, 2020
Even before the coronavirus swept through the skilled nursing industry, many were struggling with thin profit margins. Now they could be wiped out, according to an article in The New York Times Tuesday.