Senior living workforce, affordable housing priorities included in House appropriations proposal
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 01, 2022
Workforce development, dementia care and affordable senior housing are among the funding priorities affecting senior living included in the proposed House appropriations bill.
75 percent of providers pay commissions to sales, marketing staff: survey
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 21, 2022
Seventy-five percent of not-for-profit senior living providers pay commissions to their marketing and sales staffs, with quarterly and bi-weekly payments common, according to the results of a recent Ziegler...
Criminal penalties now tied to elder abuse convictions in Iowa
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 21, 2022
Elder abuse charges now carry criminal penalties after Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) signed a measure into law last week.
Momentum building despite pandemic headwinds: Pennant Group
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 11, 2022
Pennant CEO Daniel Walker said the Eagle, ID, holding company’s first-quarter earnings results “reflect the momentum building” in its portfolio.
CareTrust enters behavioral health by converting underperforming assisted living communities
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 09, 2022
San Clemente, CA-based CareTrust REIT is moving into the behavioral health segment after reaching an agreement to convert three of its underperforming assisted living communities into residential addiction...
AlerisLife, DHC: Operational review expected to stabilize senior living portfolio
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 05, 2022
Reporting a first-quarter net loss of $9.7 million, AlerisLife executives said Wednesday that they have a short-term focus on stabilizing the company’s senior living portfolio by standardizing processes...
Operator cites pandemic in ending assisted living services
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 25, 2022
A California senior living community is blaming the pandemic in announcing the end of its assisted living services after 60 years.
COVID-19 negligence claims against long-term care providers ‘disregard reality’
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 13, 2022
A COVID-19 negligence suit against a Wisconsin assisted living community is just one of many legal actions facing long-term care facilities across the country.
Bankruptcies, defaults reveal senior living ‘still struggling to get back on its feet’
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 07, 2022
The probability of default across most U.S. business sectors increased in the first quarter, but the healthcare sector — including senior living — is projecting the highest probable default rate,...
Choice, flexibility keys to improving access to affordable senior housing: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 06, 2022
Policies at all levels of government focused on choice, flexibility and cost-effectiveness are necessary to improve access to affordable senior housing, according to a new report.