In a shifting market, it’s time for providers to make deals that make sense to them
Sep 20, 2022
In this McKnight’s Newsmakers podcast, Jessica Johnson, manager of healthcare banking for BOK Financial, discusses how persistent inflation and rate increases are impacting the skilled nursing sector....
Fire Prevention Week 2022 in a skilled nursing facility
By
Stan Szpytek
Sep 19, 2022
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) created Fire Prevention Week to commemorate the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, as well as promote fire safety at home and in the workplace each year during...
Skilled nursing finalists unveiled for 2022 McKnight’s Tech Awards
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 19, 2022
The fields of finalists for the 2022 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards were released Monday morning by event organizers. A variety of providers, ranging from small operators to large chains,...
Want to drive market value? Change strategy, financial experts advise
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 19, 2022
Valuing skilled nursing properties remains a widely varying challenge for lenders.
For long-term care, the storm before the calm
By
John O'Connor
Sep 16, 2022
It wasn’t all doom-and-gloom when a financial futurist weighed in last week at NIC’s Fall Convention. More like a rude awakening.
Residents’ high burden of chronic disease calls for operator-provider partnerships: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 16, 2022
U.S. senior living residents average more than a dozen chronic conditions each, and many residents use high-cost healthcare services, suggesting ways that operators can integrate care and housing to improve...
LTC research hub to bring clinical trials to rural residents
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 16, 2022
Nursing home operator Principle LTC and Care Access, a research organization, have launched a new research hub in Raleigh, NC, to provide rural residents access to clinical trials.
In ‘scavenger hunt’ economy, providers will need to seize right opportunities
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 16, 2022
WASHINGTON, DC — Whether they think the US is in a recession or not, providers must prepare for “sticky inflation,” rising interest rates and layoffs that may hurt the overall economy without shaking...
Deadly Legionnaires’ outbreak at nursing home puts disease back in spotlight
By
Joe Bush
Sep 16, 2022
Four deaths this summer at a Manhattan nursing home have put Legionnaire’s disease in the spotlight again.
It’s time for long-term care to do more with more
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 15, 2022
Like a schoolyard bully who’s yet to meet his comeuppance, COVID-19 has forced us to put our dukes up and figure out better ways to survive.