Impressed by newly acquired facilities, Avamere brings therapy back in house
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 10, 2023
Nine months after acquiring four facilities with in-house therapy departments, Avamere has decided to bring all of its therapy back in house.
First subtraction, now additions: Diversicare CEO Steve Nee on rebuilding the brand
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 04, 2023
Two years after becoming a private company, Tennessee-based Diversicare is a leaner organization, and one ready to take on new opportunities, CEO Steve Nee says.
‘Unfair’ posting of disputed citations will tarnish operators: experts
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 19, 2023
The decision to post disputed nursing home citations on a government website for consumers riled providers and legal experts Wednesday.
Robust ownership data could drive healthier nursing home deals: study author
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 21, 2023
Greater insight into potential buyers is just one possible benefit of proposed rules that would make publicly available more information about private equity and real estate investment trust ownership...
‘Raining for 4 years’: Historic nonprofit nursing home maintains legacy amid deluge of challenges
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 26, 2024
The Chapin Home has survived two pandemics, two world wars, the Great Depression and other economic calamities to serve the poor and ailing of New York City across three centuries.
EXTRA: CMS publishes rule outlining final staffing requirements
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 22, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said it would exempt nursing homes from having registered nurse coverage for up to 8 out of 24 hours a day “under certain circumstances,” unveiling...
Passing of ‘superwoman’ Sherrie Dornberger, top NADONA exec for the last 20 years, leaves massive...
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James M. Berklan
May 19, 2024
Sherrie Dornberger, the caregiving powerhouse who bounced back from her own life-threatening medical issues to assume one of long-term care’s top nurse leadership posts, died Wednesday after a two-week...
With DONs in hot demand, providers act to broaden pipelines
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 28, 2022
Faced with unprecedented competition for registered nurses, skilled nursing providers are pulling out all the stops to recruit, up-train and retain what is arguably the most important clinical worker in...
With right capital, PACS looks to solidify ‘legacy’ with 53-facility deal
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Kimberly Marselas
May 24, 2024
Six weeks after going public, long-term care provider PACS Group announced Thursday it was expanding by nearly 25%, adding 53 skilled nursing and assisted living facilities in the Northwest.
AHCA offers ‘wake-up call’ on bed and facility counts: 446,000 residents may be displaced
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 24, 2023
A new report paints a troublesome picture of the US nursing home sector at mid-year, with new facility openings at a standstill, even with the number of beds rapidly declining.