Families headed by someone at or near retirement have more debt than in decades past
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 06, 2024
American families headed by someone just reaching retirement or newly retired are more likely to have debt than similar households in the 1990s. And that debt is a higher amount than debt carried by those...
Earnings calls wrap-up: Welltower, LTC Properties
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 31, 2024
Welltower and LTC Properties reported second-quarter earnings to investors and analysts on Tuesday.
Poor health exacerbates financial stress, but it’s not the worst among seniors
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 16, 2024
Poor health exacerbates financial stress among Americans, but it’s worse for those aged 50 to 64 than it is for those aged 65 or more years — people who often are on fixed incomes.
McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards recognize 52 women at various stages of careers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 19, 2021
The first day of the McKnight’s Women of Distinction two-day festivities began yesterday with a roundtable discussion about workforce lessons from the pandemic featuring four McKnight’s Women of Distinction...
HUD awards millions in ‘green’ funding to 17 affordable senior housing communities
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 26, 2024
Seventeen affordable seniors housing properties will receive funding ranging from $2.4 million to $20 million, the Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Tuesday as it makes available a...
Union workers picket outside Pennsylvania nursing facilities
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 26, 2021
More than 4,000 union workers in Pennsylvania picketed outside of nursing homes Tuesday in protest of what they said are decades-old nursing regulations in need of updating.
Publicly traded nursing homes see little financial effect from pandemic: study
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 26, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has not resulted in the forecast financial damage for the long-term care industry, according to data reviewed in a study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics.
Actions & Transactions, May 21
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 21, 2021
Veterans home project adds $269M skilled nursing facility … Sacramento City Council approves increased funding for affordable senior housing community … . Monarch Development plans affordable senior...
LTC unions urge CDC to revise masking guidance for vaccinated individuals to protect workers
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 21, 2021
Unions representing registered nurses and others who work in long-term care are urging the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to reconsider its May 13 guidance on mask-wearing and social distancing...
Actions & Transactions, May 18
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 18, 2021
Odin Healthcare Center rebrands as Odin Health & Rehab Center… Goddard/Homestead builds continuing care retirement community on former school property … LifeStar Living closes on St. Petersburg location...