SNFs, CCRCs ‘off the pace’ for recruiting, retaining workers: Fitch
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 16, 2024
Skilled nursing facilities and continuing care retirement / life plan communities “are still well off the pace needed to reach a full post-pandemic recovery” in terms of their workforces, according...
Kansas providers may face fee hike after audit reveals many wrongly paid cut-rate assessments
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 05, 2024
Continuing care retirement communities and nursing homes in Kansas could face additional scrutiny — and in some cases, higher fees — after a recent audit from the Kansas Medicaid inspector general’s...
CCRC occupancy continues to outpace non-CCRCs across all care segments: NIC
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 07, 2023
Overall, the third-quarter occupancy rate for continuing care retirement communities / life plan communities continued to outpace that of non-CCRCs across all care segments, according to recent analysis...
Fitch offers bleak outlook for life plan communities for 2024
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 05, 2023
Continuing care retirement / life plan communities are facing “fierce economic headwinds” heading into next year, according to a report released Monday by Fitch Rating
CCRC operating profitability ratios improve, but margins drop
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 20, 2023
Continuing care retirement / life plan communities saw an increase in operating profitability ratios in 2022, but operating margins declined due to stock market performance, Ziegler Managing Director Amy...
CCRC ratings unlikely to be affected by SNF staffing mandates: Fitch
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 21, 2023
The minimum staffing rule that most nursing homes will be required to meet within the next three years will add to staffing pressures at continuing care retirement / life plan communities, but it will...