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Berkadia surpasses $2 billion in financing for year so far
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 19, 2024
Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare has closed more than $2 billion in sales and financings so far in 2024, the company announced last week. Transactions are on track to surpass an all-time of 520 deals...
$35,000 sign-on bonuses offered for RNs in Bassett Healthcare Network
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 04, 2023
Cooperstown, NY-based Bassett Healthcare, which includes two skilled nursing facilities and an enriched housing/assisted living residence, is upping the ante for 90 days to attract workers.
Ventas sees strong pipeline of senior housing investments
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 02, 2024
Ventas is “focused on serving a large and growing aging population with an emphasis on senior housing,” the Chicago-based real estate investment trust said Monday in a business update issued in conjunction...
CareTrust REIT implements ‘green lease’ strategy
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 13, 2023
A new “green lease” strategy is one of the efforts highlighted in CareTrust REIT’s third annual corporate sustainability report, released Wednesday.
Most employers plan to change their leave policies soon, with paid caregiving benefits becoming more...
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 24, 2024
Eighty-four percent of employers participating in a new survey said they are planning to make changes to their leave policies within the next two years, and paid leave for caregiving may see some of the...
Wages increase 5 to 6 percent for assisted living direct care workers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 26, 2024
Average wages for assisted living direct care workers — certified nursing assistants, registered nurses, licensed practical nurse, medication aides and resident assistants — have increased by 5% to...
Proposed federal regulation aims to help workers keep track of retirement savings when they switch jobs
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 22, 2024
A new regulation proposed last week by the Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration aims to help workers keep track of their retirement savings accounts better and improve their...
40 percent in study of workplace-insured Americans delay care due to cost
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 22, 2024
Forty percent of workplace-insured Americans often delay seeing a physician due to the cost, according to a recent study by Nonfiction Research and commissioned by Paytient, a Columbia, MO-based provider...
Sonida Senior Living looks to improve balance sheet, make investments with $47.7 million equity raise
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 07, 2024
A $47.7 million equity raise will help Sonida Senior Living improve its finances, invest in its communities and programming, and consider acquisitions, the Dallas-based owner-operator said Tuesday. The...