Number of registered nurses rebounds following pandemic decline
Feb 22, 2024
Projections for the registered nurse workforce in 2035 are close to prepandemic forecasts.
Trust is most important tool in combating ‘infodemic’ surrounding vaccine confidence, expert says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 25, 2024
At the end of the day, building trust is the most important way that providers can combat the “infodemic” surrounding vaccine confidence, according to one public health expert.
COVID, workforce, financial issues confront senior living providers as 2023 starts, leaders say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 03, 2023
Addressing the burnout plaguing existing employees while working to entice others to join the industry will be a focus of providers in 2023.
LTC Properties ‘not sitting here waiting’ for Brookdale’s next move, CEO says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 31, 2022
With Brookdale Senior Living’s lease with real estate investment trust LTC Properties up in 2023 and rumors swirling that the Brentwood, TN-based senior living operator is shopping for a buyer, the Westlake...
LTC Properties defers or abates $2 million in rent as operators feel ‘some stress’
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 02, 2022
Long-term care operators felt “some stress” in the first quarter as they continued to confront labor pressures and inflation, LTC Properties Chairman and CEO Wendy Simpson said Friday during the Westlake...
Nursing home workforce shortages hit Minnesota the hardest, California the least
By
Ron Rajecki
Apr 18, 2022
Minnesota’s nursing homes reported the largest staffing shortages in the country, according to an analysis of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services data conducted by Seniorly.
Omega portfolio occupancy growth thwarted by omicron in fourth quarter
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 04, 2022
The omicron variant of COVID-19 has dramatically slowed skilled nursing facility occupancy recovery and created additional labor challenges, Omega Healthcare Investors CEO Taylor Pickett said Thursday...
Be ready as OSHA vows to ‘hold businesses accountable’ after Supreme Court halts COVID vaccine mandate
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 18, 2022
Breathing a sigh of relief after Thursday’s Supreme Court stay of a federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate for large employers? Not so fast, legal experts say.
Vaccination, labor availability ‘critical’ to restoring occupancy, performance: Omega
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 08, 2021
The rollout of COVID-19 vaccines has helped stem the spread and adverse effects of the coronavirus pandemic, but senior living operators continue to battle with increasing costs driven by the scarcity...
Vaccine mandates not scaring workers away, Sabra CEO says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 05, 2021
Labor issues are slowing the senior living and care industry’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, but operators should not spend much time worrying that they will lose workers if they implement...