After sinking $400M into skilled care, Welltower exec says more ‘creative’ opportunities in the pipeline
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 01, 2023
Welltower has spent more than $400 million on long-term and post-acute care investments so far in 2023, while also experiencing a 5.3% increase in net operating income across such properties it has held...
Nursing home shortages ‘biggest public policy issue’ for state, nation: Virginia provider exec
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 01, 2023
As the threat of a federal mandate inches closer to reality, nursing homes in Virginia are reporting major difficulties finding qualified staff.
Also in the News for Tuesday, Oct. 24
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 24, 2023
CMS issues updated MDS corrections … Opening of North Carolina VA nursing home delayed … Nursing home among three New York cyberattack victims … Nurse practitioners, physicians just as likely to...
In McKnight’s 2023 Mood of the Market, nursing home managers warn to pay up, be flexible to stem...
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 10, 2023
The staffing crisis in long-term care is showing signs of easing, but many building leaders still want higher pay and more flexibility in exchange for the extra work they’re putting in, according to...
Also in the News for Wednesday, Oct. 4
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 04, 2023
$81million NIH grant to study nursing home dementia care … Consider these documentation practices help mitigate litigation risks for providers … Senator urges CMS to crack down on Medicaid MCOs denying...
Also in the News for Friday, Sept. 15
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 15, 2023
CCRCs outpace all others on occupancy: NIC … Senators introduce bill to increase minimum wage to $11 an hour … California bill increases required paid sick leave from 3 to 5 days, awaits governor’s...
The 2023 McKnight’s Mood of the Market survey: Pay up if we’re ‘never going to get caught up’
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 31, 2023
The staffing crisis in long-term care is showing signs of easing, but many building leaders still want higher pay in exchange for the extra work they’re putting in, according to results from the fifth...
Also in the News for Wednesday, Aug. 2
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 02, 2023
Career ladder programs help providers keep workers. Here’s how … NIH opens long COVID clinical trials through RECOVER Initiative … AHA, AMA, payers tell CMS to skip electronic prior authorization...
Lab owner bilked Medicare of $7 million in nursing home COVID scheme, feds say
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 21, 2023
A laboratory owner preyed on nursing home clients to bilk Medicare out of at least $7 million in claims for early COVID-era tests that were unnecessary and, in some cases, never performed, the government...
With bankruptcies increasing, lawmakers look to regulate CCRC refund process
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 21, 2023
The bankruptcy filing of Illinois’ largest nonprofit life plan community has brought renewed attention to resident refunds, an issue already being targeted for reform by state lawmakers.