iCare’s Chris Wright: Seizing on skilled nursing’s behavioral health opportunities
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 25, 2022
For more than 20 years, Chris Wright has been doing what many other nursing home operators either can’t or won’t: taking patients with behavioral health diagnoses, treating them with embedded,...
As Medicare Advantage drives rate lower, fed-up CEOs embrace strategies that limit carriers’ influence
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 26, 2021
Medicare Advantage’s aggressive market penetration represents a major threat to skilled nursing providers, some of whom now find themselves clearing less per resident day through MA plans than they do...
With key resources at the ready, speciality providers have done well amid COVID-19
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 22, 2021
Most of long-term care has found itself hobbled by low occupancy and consumers’ sustained fears during the pandemic, but one group has fared much better than the others.
CareTrust recruits new SNF partners with plenty of dry powder at the ready
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 07, 2023
CareTrust has repositioned some of its staff to identify successful skilled nursing operators with which the real estate investment trust should forge new relationships, company officials said Friday as...
LTC corporate execs get moderate raises, eye-popping bonuses
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 22, 2024
Corporate executives of multi-site long-term care organizations banked an average raise of 3.7% in 2023, according to a new report issued Wednesday.
Regulatory stance threatening skilled nursing access: Cascadia’s Steve LaForte
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 07, 2022
The pandemic has driven skilled nursing operators to become more collaborative, but federal and state government officials must make a similar shift if they hope to maintain access and improve quality...
LTC Properties had its strongest investment year since 2015, company leaders said Thursday, with Chairman and CEO Wendy Simpson touting $170 million in annual investment as proof of a “hard-won positive...
New ProMedica Senior Care president outlines vision for nonprofit’s future
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 19, 2021
In her first media interview since being named the leader of the nation’s fourth-largest nursing home chain, Angela Brandt emphasized collaboration both within the organization’s extensive network...