PointClickCare launches food service management technology
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 24, 2024
Healthcare technology platform PointClickCare launched Mealtime Solutions, a new food service management system, Sept. 17
Spending on home healthcare outpaces others for 4th consecutive month
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 26, 2024
Spending on home healthcare continued to outpace the rest of the sector in August, according to Altarum’s monthly Health Sector Economic Indicators brief, released Wednesday.
Capital expenditures expected to tick up for CCRCs: Fitch
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 17, 2024
Capital expenditures will start to tick up in fiscal 2024 among the country’s continuing care retirement / life plan communities, according to Fitch Ratings’ medians report for the sector, published...
New federal staffing mandate poses greater challenge in some states, Altarum reports
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 26, 2024
Staffing challenges have been prevalent in nursing care since the pandemic, and a federal minimum staffing rule coming down the pike could have a negative impact on some facilities. A recently published...
‘Strong industry headwinds’ lead to bankruptcy for Guardian Healthcare
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 01, 2024
Brockway, PA-based Guardian Healthcare has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Fee-for-service skilled nursing utilization stable but still below pre-pandemic levels
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 22, 2024
National fee-for-service skilled nursing facility utilization has been stable year over year from the third quarter of 2023 to the third quarter of this year, but utilization remains 2 percentage points...
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...
Spending on nursing homes, home care slows year over year
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 27, 2024
Between May 2023 and May 2024, overall healthcare costs grew by 3.4%, the fastest increase seen since December 2007, according to Altarum’s monthly Health Sector Economic Indicators brief, released Wednesday.
Long-term care mergers and acquisitions increase year over year
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 11, 2024
Mergers and acquisitions involving senior living communities and skilled nursing facilities increased by 34% year over year in the first quarter, according to data from LevinPro LTC.
Rate growth slows for SNFs, home care
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 17, 2024
Rates for both nursing home care and home healthcare grew more slowly in March than in February, according to Altarum’s monthly Health Sector Economic Indicators brief, released Tuesday.