Demand for occupancy slows after months of increases
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 05, 2022
Demand for skilled nursing occupancy flattened in April after months of increases, according to the latest Skilled Nursing Monthly Report released by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing...
SNF pays nearly $8M in connection with switching residents’ healthcare coverage
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 05, 2022
A Bronx, NY, skilled nursing facility settled a lawsuit with the Department of Justice for almost $8 million for intentionally switching residents’ healthcare coverage to boost its Medicare reimbursements.
Holding onto ‘authentic identity’ in senior living a priority for LGBTQ seniors
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 01, 2022
Senior living operators are learning what the LGBTQ community has always known: LTBTQ seniors are looking for welcoming communities where they can express their authentic identity without retreating into...
Long-term care operator transitions TNAs to CNAs in ‘Grand’ style
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 29, 2022
The Valley Stream, NY-based Grand Healthcare nursing and rehabilitation system recently graduated 85 home-grown certified nursing assistant students through its in-house training program.
CCRC expands continuum with on-site hospice care offering
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 27, 2022
The continuum of care now includes on-site hospice care at one Texas continuing care retirement community. After months of planning, EdenHill Communities in New Braunfels began caring for its first clients...
Long-term care operators wait as CNA candidates encounter exam issues in PA
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 23, 2022
Prospective certified nurse aides in Pennsylvania are coming up against long wait times to schedule licensing testing and are giving up on employment in healthcare, state lawmakers were told at a public...
Riverside, CA, first primary market to reach pre-pandemic stabilized occupancy level
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 21, 2022
Riverside, CA, is the first of the 31 primary markets that NIC MAP follows to reach its pre-pandemic stabilized occupancy level, according to the intra-quarterly snapshot released Thursday by the National...
Public-private partnerships system of generating capital is failing SNFs, research says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 17, 2022
The system of public-private partnerships for generating capital is failing the skilled nursing sector, according to the findings of a newly released research paper commissioned by the National Investment...
Alabama, Michigan, Florida lead nation in Medicare Advantage enrollment rates
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 16, 2022
Medicare Advantage enrollment rates now top more than 50% of Medicare enrollees in 123 congressional districts, according to new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services data analyzed by the Better Medicare...
Senators re-introduce legislation to improve vetting, training of caregivers in nursing homes
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 15, 2022
Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Tim Scott (R-SC) re-introduced legislation Monday designed to help nursing homes improve their vetting and training of caregivers to help ensure resident safety.