Low pay, poor working conditions common for long-term care workers: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 28, 2022
Low pay and poor working conditions are the norm for workers in long-term care, according to a report published Wednesday by the think tank Economic Policy Institute.
Slow recovery leads to healthcare spending decline for first time in 50+ years
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 28, 2022
For the first time in more than 50 years, inflation-adjusted healthcare spending declined, according to a research brief published Wednesday by research and consulting organization Altarum.
Inflation drives unstable bond financing in first half of 2022: Ziegler
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 27, 2022
Driven by inflation, bond financing has been slow and unstable during the first half of the year, according to specialty investment bank Ziegler.
Hiring from within key to reducing turnover in long-term care: survey
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 22, 2022
Skilled nursing facilities that hire from within their organizations had 22% less turnover in the past year than those that hire from outside their organizations, on average, according to the results of...
SNF-hospital relationship critical in value-based care
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 18, 2022
Health systems and hospitals are reassessing strategic options for providing post-acute, value-based care, and it is becoming clear that a relationship with skilled nursing homes is critical, according...
Spot occupancy spikes in June, Welltower reports
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 14, 2022
Spot occupancy in Welltower’s U.S. senior housing operating portfolio rose 120 basis points (1.2%) in the second quarter, with half of that increase occurring in the last two weeks of June, according...
Business briefs, July 14
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 14, 2022
HVAC systems must be adapted to lower risk of infectious diseases, EPA expert says… US long-term care services and supports need multi-sector private support, ACP says … State could see staffing requirements...
Inflation, recession worry Americans most when considering retirement spending power
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 12, 2022
Eighty-one percent of Americans are worried about the effects that inflation and the recession will have on their spending power during retirement, according to the Protected Retirement Income and Planning...
Long-term care eligible for cut of $2M in workforce development grants
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 08, 2022
Wisconsin’s senior living and care operators are eligible to receive their share of the state’s $2 million grants from the Department of Workforce Development.
Long-term inflation threatens life plan community margins
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 27, 2022
Life plan communities can weather the challenges brought about by inflation for now, but long-term inflation stretching into next year would pressure margins, according to Fitch Ratings.