Last week’s NIC Western Regional Symposium in Las Vegas was as good a place as any to take the market’s current temperature. Unfortunately, one didn’t need to step outside to notice a...
The big picture: Gut-check time for LTC
By
John O'Connor
Apr 01, 2011
Many an operator is now contemplating whether to remain in the long-term care field. Having just returned from an NIC conference on the future of skilled nursing, I can offer a definitive answer: It depends.
At least we still have AHCA — or is that TMI?
By
John O'Connor
Aug 30, 2013
There’s an informal nickname that describes the many acronyms being used in healthcare these days: alphabet soup. We may have just experienced an Olympic record for it.
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.
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.
Sector growth draws interest
By
John O'Connor
Nov 01, 2012
Unlike other real estate options, seniors housing continued to grow throughout the Great Recession.
Finally, some good occupancy news
By
John O'Connor
Apr 17, 2017
You could almost hear the collective sigh of relief when NIC released its first-quarter tally on skilled nursing occupancy levels. To be sure, the 87.2% rate is not exactly a cause for celebration. Then...
Panel: SNF care will become more of a value proposition
By
John O'Connor
Mar 18, 2014
Long-term care operators will face additional pressure to improve, said William Shrank, Ph.D., chief scientific officer for CVS/Caremark, on Monday. His comments came at the 2014 National Investment Center...
For long-term operators, a growing list of ‘frenemies’
By
John O'Connor
Oct 06, 2014
Most of us are all too aware of our professional friends and enemies. But not so much when it comes to our “frenemies.” Given the many changes taking place in healthcare today, the frenemy...
Operators must learn to fish where the fish are
By
John O'Connor
Aug 13, 2012
It’s encouraging to see capital and new construction returning to the field. And it’s a safe bet that both issues will be popular topics when the National Investment Center for the Seniors...