Potential rescheduling of marijuana could affect senior living providers, residents
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 22, 2024
A move by the federal government to reclassify marijuana as a schedule III drug could have implications for senior living residents.
Occupancy, margin recovery focus for 2024: Brookdale CEO
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 09, 2024
Brookdale Senior Living entered 2024 with a clear vision and an intense focus on recovering pre-pandemic occupancy and margins, which resulted in “meaningful positive outcomes” across its key strategic...
Current federal efforts targeting care economy ‘miss the mark,’ industry advocates say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 10, 2024
As a kickoff to Caregivers Month, President Biden spoke Tuesday about the “care economy” at Washington, DC’s Union Station, celebrating the contributions of care workers across the country. Senior...
‘Landmark legislation’ aims to streamline, coordinate care for 12 million dually eligible individuals
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 21, 2024
A bipartisan bill aiming to streamline and coordinate care for the nation’s more than 12 million dually eligible individuals — people who are enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid — is being called...
Navigate the middle market by checking the right boxes
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 08, 2024
The 2019 “Forgotten Middle” study highlighted the need for housing and care for older adults with incomes too high to qualify for federal assistance but not enough resources to be able to afford private-pay...
Innovative opportunities to serve the middle market are waiting: panel
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 02, 2024
The time has come for the senior housing and care sector to figure out how to scale housing and services to meet the needs of the growing market of middle-income older adults, a panel of experts said Thursday.
Repositioning plans can help improve census, margin in senior living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 20, 2023
Revitalizing marketability and driving higher occupancy in a competitive senior living market can be boiled down to developing strategic repositioning plans to ensure a successful future, according to...
NHI: Senior living occupancy, revenue growth contribute to fourth consecutive quarter of outperformance
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 08, 2024
Occupancy and revenue growth in its senior housing operating portfolio, or SHOP, contributed to a fourth straight quarter of outperformance for National Health Investors, President and CEO Eric Mendelsohn...
State-level initiatives tackle language-based barriers to worker training, testing
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 20, 2024
Foreign-born workers account for 27% of the nation’s direct care workforce, but many states maintain strict, English-only testing and training requirements that can prevent some immigrants from entering...
Honorees shine at sixth annual McKnight’s Women of Distinction event
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 15, 2024
Senior living, skilled nursing and home care representatives celebrated the accomplishments of many during the 2024 McKnight’s Women of Distinction Awards and Forum ceremony Tuesday at the JW Marriott...