Conk appointed administrator at new Orchards Health Center
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 07, 2020
Kelly Conk has been named administrator of the new Orchards Health Center in Rancho Mission Viejo, CA. The community is scheduled to open this month with 58 assisted living apartments and 1 20-bed memory...
Parkinson, former CMS chief agree: ‘Nightmare’ COVID-19 a chance for providers to learn, improve
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James M. Berklan
Oct 07, 2020
COVID-19 has been a “clinical nightmare and a business disaster” but also can be an outstanding learning opportunity, leaders said Tuesday.
‘It’s all about a vaccine,’ says top senior care economist Mace
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James M. Berklan
Oct 06, 2020
As soon as some stability can be achieved battling the coronavirus, the senior care and housing industry will still be a good bet for investors, said the top economist for the National Investment Center...
Also in the News for Tuesday, Oct. 6
Oct 06, 2020
Welltower appoints new CEO, announces sale of three portfolios … Wisconsin investigating at least 145 nursing homes for COVID-19 cases … Supreme Court refuses to hear Hollywood Hills nursing home’s...
McKnight’s 40 for 40: Arnold Whitman
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James M. Berklan
Oct 05, 2020
Arnold Whitman is a towering figure, both figuratively and literally, in the world of skilled nursing and senior living investing. The founder, president and CEO of Formation Capital has become as well-known...
NIC kicks off big fall virtual conference season Tuesday
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James M. Berklan
Oct 02, 2020
The first of many major long-term and senior care-related online conferences in the coming months opens Tuesday when the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing and Care kicks off annual fall...
Could smaller be better when it comes to weathering pandemic? Some long-term care companies say yes
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Liza Berger
Oct 01, 2020
Sometimes there is an advantage to being a smaller operator. In the case of Cascadia Healthcare, which has 22 largely skilled nursing communities in five Western states, its size has allowed it to act...
One person with COVID infects 4 to 5 others, double WHO estimates, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 01, 2020
Each person who contracted the coronavirus early in the pandemic likely transmitted it to four or five others, according to a new analysis.
Also in the News for Wednesday, Sept. 30
Sep 30, 2020
Report alleges Medicaid discrimination at Massachusetts nursing homes … CMS provides guidance on emergency preparedness testing exercises … NIC, UChicago to study impact of COVID-19 pandemic on seniors...
Nursing homes will be first to get coronavirus vaccine, official pledges, as federal group delays vote
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Danielle Brown
Sep 25, 2020
One top state official has pledged that nursing home residents and staff members will be the first to receive a coronavirus vaccine, even though a federal advisory group has yet to vote on who should receive...