Bill aims to protect nursing home residents during infectious disease outbreaks
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 21, 2022
The New Jersey Assembly’s Aging and Senior Services Committee, on Thursday passed a bill “Sally’s Law,” that aims to provide nursing home residents greater protections during periods of infectious...
CCRC demand remains robust: Fitch
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 09, 2022
Favorable demographic trends, with more Americans reaching retirement age, the ability to absorb cost inflation and good access to capital markets, will keep the continuing care retirement / life plan...
‘Significant’ drop in residential care aide workforce during pandemic raises questions about future...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 08, 2022
The residential care aide workforce — personal care aides, home health aides and nursing assistants who work in assisted living communities, continuing care retirement / life plan communities and other...
Long-term care accounts for 54 percent of healthcare bankruptcies this year
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 24, 2022
Bankruptcies in the healthcare industry are trending up by more than 25% this year, and 54% of them have happened in senior living and other long-term care settings, particularly in skilled nursing facilities,...
Kimberly Lody to depart as Sonida CEO; Brandon Ribar to succeed her
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 04, 2022
Kimberly Lody is stepping down as CEO of Dallas-based Sonida Senior Living after holding the position since January 2019, the company announced Thursday morning.
Recession-proof senior housing REITs a ‘good bet’ for investors
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 14, 2022
Debate exists among experts about whether the United States is heading for recession or already is there, but there is some agreement that senior housing is a recession-proof investment.
AlerisLife names Jeff Leer president and CEO, plans cost cuts, reorganization
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 28, 2022
Jeff Leer has been appointed president and CEO of Newton, MA-based AlerisLife, a position he has held on an interim basis since former President and CEO Katie Potter resigned April 30.
Former Armed Forces Retirement Home COO sexually harassed employees, DOD says
By
Amy Novotney
Jun 13, 2022
The CEO of the Armed Forces Retirement Home is praising members of the U.S. Department of Defense Office of Inspector General “for their diligent investigavtive work” after a report concluded that...
Testimony: OSHA must take introspective look to ensure worker safety in future health crises
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 26, 2022
The federal agency charged with protecting workplace safety needs to take a hard look at itself to more effectively ensure worker safety and health during a future crisis, according to testimony during...
Long-term care leaders can have ‘best of both worlds,’ experts assert
By
Danielle Brown
May 18, 2022
No long-term care leader should have to sacrifice his or her personal life to achieve career goals, industry experts stressed during a McKnight’s Women of Distinction Forum session about achieving career...