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Medicare Advantage needs to ‘wake up’ to value of senior living, experts say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 20, 2023
A new report from LeadingAge looks at the challenges and potential solutions to address the failures of Medicare Advantage. Senior living advocates are looking at it as a learning experience and opportunity...
REIT ownership linked to decline in RN staffing, increases in LPN, CNA use
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 27, 2023
Nursing homes, after being purchased by a real estate investment trust, are likely to see increases in licensed practical nurse and certified nursing assistant staff hours per resident day of 2.15% and...
SavaSeniorCare, Welltower, CareTrust divest from skilled nursing
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 03, 2023
SavaSeniorCare is set to transition the remaining five skilled nursing facilities in its portfolio to other operators by the end of January, in what seems to be a trend in long-term care that also involves...
Big senior living stories of 2022
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 22, 2022
Here are some of the major stories that affected senior living providers in 2022.
Brookdale Senior Living, Pennant, Sabra Health Care REIT and Welltower reported their third-quarter earnings on Tuesday. Here’s a roundup.
Truewood middle-market brand expands with 6 former Holiday properties
By
Ron Rajecki
Apr 18, 2022
Merrill Gardens’ middle-market brand, Truewood by Merrill, has expanded with six independent living communities formerly managed by Holiday Retirement and, more recently, by Atria Senior Living.
Medicare Advantage plans ‘robust’ at the expense of traditional Medicare plans: report
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 17, 2022
Reducing payments to Medicare Advantage plans would ensure the sustainability of the Medicare program while maintaining access to popular plans that place a premium on quality care and preventive services,...
Big senior living stories of 2021
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 22, 2021
2021 began with the hope that the new COVID-19 vaccine being rolled out to assisted living communities and nursing homes would help control a pandemic that had caused so much illness, death, loneliness,...