Mental health-related leaves of absence common among family caregivers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 20, 2024
Mental health, even more than physical illness, is the most common reason workers require medical leave following a leave of absence to care for a family member, according to a new study.
National Healthcare Corp., Brookdale report second-quarter results
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 12, 2024
Brookdale Senior Living held a second-quarter earnings call Friday morning, and National Healthcare Corp. reported second-quarter financials electronically.
Second-quarter earnings calls continued Friday with updates from CareTrust REIT, Diversified Healthcare Trust, Omega Healthcare Investors and Ventas.
Sabra Health Care REIT continues to make progress on its sustainability goals
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 30, 2024
Sabra Health Care REIT continued to make progress meeting its e-initiative roadmap goals last year, the Irvine, CA-based real estate investment trust noted in its fourth annual sustainability report. The...
Welltower codifies ESG initiatives in formal policy
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 28, 2024
Welltower has formalized its environmental, social and governance commitment in a board-approved ESG policy, according to the Toledo, OH-based real estate investment trust’s annual ESG report, released...
‘Deteriorating’ outlook for CCRCs to continue for rest of year: Fitch
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 26, 2024
The “deteriorating” outlook for the not-for-profit continuing care retirement / life plan communities sector will continue for the rest of the year, “indicating our expectation that credit pressures...
Proposed national paid leave program could ‘open up larger conversation’
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 15, 2024
President Joe Biden’s proposed budget for 2025 includes a measure to establish a national paid family and medical leave program. The program would be administered by the Social Security Administration.
‘Slow but continual recovery’ predicted for healthcare REITs: Fitch
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 02, 2024
US healthcare real estate investment trusts should experience a slow but continual recovery in 2024, a new analysis from Fitch Ratings predicts
National health spending reached $45 trillion in 2022, or $13,493 per person, according to an analysis from the Office of the Actuary at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published Wednesday...
The needs of middle-class Americans over 55 often go unmet: SCEPA
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 06, 2023
Many adults aged 55 and older who have difficulty with daily and instrumental activities aren’t getting the help they need, research associate Jessica Forden of the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy...