Profile: NIC President and CEO Robert Kramer , a man of many callings
By
Julie Williamson
Jun 13, 2005
For some, the road to their career is relatively straight and narrow, paved with a few key interests and underlying passions. For others, that path is long and winding, dotted with decades of unique experience...
Long-term care risks extended negative image without more COVID data from operators: exec
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 16, 2020
Seniors housing and care providers across a wider spectrum must start submitting data to increase transparency about the effects of coronavirus infections, says NIC CEO Brian Jurutka.
Fogg clears the air on skilled nursing ‘tailwinds’
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 26, 2023
The headwinds for skilled nursing operators are significantly more numerous than the potential tailwinds, but there are reasons for provider optimism.
Sebelius: Future payments to operators will increasingly target care, accountability and savings
By
John O'Connor
Apr 02, 2015
Providers can kiss fee-for-service payments goodbye, says Kathleen Sebelius. The former health official spoke Wednesday at the NIC 2015 Capital & Business Strategies Forum in San Diego.
Nursing care occupancy rate back up after historic low, NIC report shows
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Apr 14, 2017
After falling to its lowest rate in more than a decade in the fourth quarter of 2016, nursing care occupancy bounced back slightly in the first quarter of 2017, a new report shows.
Opinion — THE BIG PICTURE: A flat market has its benefits
Sep 08, 2006
New York Times Columnist Thomas Friedman helps demystify globalization’s full impact in his most recent book, The World is Flat.
Inaugural National Skilled Nursing Investment Forum kicks off Monday
Mar 04, 2010
Hundreds of long-term care operators will converge in San Diego next week to participate in the first ever National Skilled Nursing Investment Forum from Monday through Wednesday. Others also will be attending...
Seniors housing has shown why it continues to be a solid investment, the head of the industry’s leading housing and care investment center said Thursday.
NIC kicks off big fall virtual conference season Tuesday
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 02, 2020
The first of many major long-term and senior care-related online conferences in the coming months opens Tuesday when the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing and Care kicks off annual fall...
SNF bed total drops slightly
By
John O'Connor
Aug 05, 2015
The skilled care sector saw occupancy rates and bed supply dip slightly between March and June, new data shows.