Questions about the economy, Medicare funding and other reimbursement issues bring more risk to lending and investing in long-term care in 2017
As Medicare Advantage threats mount, providers seek better partners: 2023 Outlook Survey
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 06, 2023
More skilled nursing providers are embracing Institutional Special Needs Plans by joining existing programs or creating their own as enrollment in other Medicare Advantage plans surpass half of all Medicare...
REIT tax benefits questioned as influence over nursing homes rises
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 03, 2022
Tax policies meant to benefit real estate investment trusts as “passive investors” in nursing homes should be reviewed with an eye toward their active operational influences, say economists...
Widely used ‘secrecy’ clauses under fire in nursing home arbitration case
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Kimberly Marselas
May 21, 2024
Arizona’s attorney general is attempting to intervene in a civil lawsuit against a nursing home, arguing the facility’s attempt to compel arbitration and enforce a “secrecy clause” makes a signed...
Also in the News for Thursday, May 9, 2024
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Kimberly Marselas
May 09, 2024
Rhode Island lawmakers vote to OK in-room cameras for nursing home residents … Senate bill aims to educate healthcare workers on options to guardianship … NYC Health + Hospitals adds donor-funded wellness...
Spiraling costs threaten growing optimism for skilled nursing in 2023 Outlook Survey
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 03, 2023
Optimism for the skilled nursing sector is growing, with intense worries about staff shortages and less-than-desired occupancy starting to recede. But other concerns have swiftly moved into the void.
Outlook 2024: On staffing, operators say they’ll ‘find a way’ but agency boom, admission restrictions...
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 05, 2024
More than half — 55% — of skilled nursing leaders say they would need to hire more agency staff if a proposed federal staffing mandate is enacted. That’s just one finding from the McKnight’s 2024...
Also in the News for Wednesday, May 1, 2024
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Kimberly Marselas
May 01, 2024
Senior living performance surpasses expectations, Welltower CEO says … State tax funding long-term care could be gutted in November vote … Nursing home staffing, management strengths tied to delirium...
CareBand lands NIH small business funding
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 05, 2019
The National Institutes of Health has awarded CareBand Inc. Phase I Small Business Innovation Research funding to determine whether the CareBand system can detect agitation in people living with Alzheimer’s...
New bioresorbable silver-gallium dressing will target biofilm
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 01, 2019
Imbed Biosciences Inc. has been awarded a $1.5 million NIH grant to research and develop a bioresorbable wound dressing with silver and gallium metal ions that can kill bacteria hiding in biofilms in wounds....