Life Care Centers President Beecher Hunter calls it a (second) career
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 25, 2020
Beecher Hunter, the president of Life Care Centers of America for the last 14 years, will retire from his post overseeing the chain’s 208 nursing homes on Nov. 2. He will remain in an advisory role until...
Consulate COO: Here’s why I’m ‘OK with’ embracing home health as a full partner
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 28, 2021
The new chief operations officer of one of the nation’s largest nursing home chains is ready to throw the doors open to home health providers, citing collaboration as the best way to succeed and drive...
A powder keg: Minor occupancy gains, inflation fears might ignite, making 2021 an ideal time to buy or...
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 01, 2021
As struggling providers finally began to chip away at occupancy recovery in late spring, they started coming to market in increasing numbers, hoping to take advantage of high per-bed averages.
Generations’ Edwin Cabigao: Breathing new life into post-COVID clinical care
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 15, 2022
A centralized clinical approach and operational changes that put patient care first are critical for building a forward-thinking and sustainable long-term care organization.
As Medicare Advantage drives rate lower, fed-up CEOs embrace strategies that limit carriers’ influence
By
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...
American Senior Communities’ Donna Kelsey: Recruiting partners and investing in the future
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 10, 2022
Investments in innovation and a willingness to forge new partnerships will help lift skilled nursing providers out of the COVID-era, predicts veteran nursing homes leader Donna Kelsey.