In my second installment of “Things we can learn from the pandemic,” COVID-19 may force private equity to take a good, hard look at what it is doing in the skilled nursing space.
McKnight’s 40 for 40: Wendy Simpson
By
Liza Berger
Aug 10, 2020
When Wendy Simpson joined the board of real estate investment trust LTC Properties in 1995, she now admits, she was a tad green about long-term care financing. It sure didn’t take long for Simpson to...
Not so fast: Providers must check to make sure their state permits POC COVID-19 testing devices, guidance...
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Liza Berger
Jul 31, 2020
As nursing homes wait for point-of care testing instruments and supplies to arrive from the federal government, they first should make sure they are complying with state public health guidelines regarding...
Winter is coming
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Liza Berger
Jul 29, 2020
This pandemic has shifted our perspective like few things have done before. Now, here we are, at the end of July, hitting milestones such as 4 million U.S. cases and other depressing records. And...
The COVID-19 mitigation strategies of social distancing, face coverings and handwashing not only will help to curb the spread of the coronavirus, they will help to lessen the severity of the upcoming flu...
CDC director talks to McKnight’s about flu season, COVID-19 mitigation and nursing home data
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Liza Berger
Jul 17, 2020
Senior Editor Liza Berger spoke with Robert Redfield, M.D., about some of the most pressing issues in the eldercare industry.
Salaries for CCRC executive directors, DONs rose approximately 4% this year, report finds
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Liza Berger
Jul 16, 2020
Leadership positions at continuing care retirement communities saw healthy salary increases over the last year, with executive directors earning 4.36% more and directors of nursing receiving pay bumps...
COVID-19 fact finding
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Liza Berger
Jul 08, 2020
Several months after the first outbreak in a nursing home near Seattle, we have finally gotten our arms around some indisputable facts regarding this virus,
Analysis: Lessons learned from a pandemic
By
Liza Berger
Jul 01, 2020
How long-term care providers have used COVID-19 as a bridge to improve operations.
Meet Carole Burnell, Hall of Honor inductee
By
Liza Berger
Jun 24, 2020
Carole Burnell has set a new bar for women at Capital Senior Living as the first female vice president of operations.