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Stabilized occupancy serves as positive momentum for industry
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 27, 2021
Increases in occupancy during the first half of 2021 point to improving market conditions across the seniors housing industry, new data from the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC)...
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Aug 23, 2021
Pandemic ‘not over’ for SNFs with low vax rates: NIC … State won’t fix mistake with nursing home licensing system … Massachusetts nursing home forced to move 78 residents due to flooding …...
Agency staffing at all-time high, 100% of providers paying OT
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 16, 2021
Long-term care executives are all being forced to pay overtime wages, according to results of a new survey released by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.
SNF occupancy increases for fourth straight month: NIC report
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 13, 2021
Average occupancy for skilled nursing operators nationwide rose for a fourth straight month. Despite those strides, it still remains far from its pre-pandemic levels of 85.5%, according to the latest data...
Higher nursing home fines expected after CMS returns to per-day penalties
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Danielle Brown
Aug 02, 2021
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is no longer issuing fines to nursing homes solely on a per-instance basis, reversing 2017 guidance issued under the Trump administration.
Are nursing homes returning to ‘normal’? Not with this major obstacle
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 16, 2021
Despite occupancy levels that remain at near-historic lows, many operators are reporting that staffing is a more worrisome concern, according to the new findings from the National Investment Center for...
Nursing home residents targeted in $86M Medicare lab fraud scheme: DOJ
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Danielle Brown
Jul 09, 2021
Nursing homes and their residents were targeted in an alleged $86 million Medicare fraud scheme orchestrated by the owner of a Tennessee-based lab, federal authorities say.
Nursing home suspends nurse over TikTok videos where she allegedly joked about abusing patients
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Danielle Brown
Jul 08, 2021
A North Carolina nursing home has suspended one of its nurses for videos she posted on TikTok that allegedly showed her joking about mistreating residents.
Nursing home occupancy still ‘very low’ at 73% but analysts cheer third straight rise
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 06, 2021
Skilled nursing occupancy climbed for a third straight month in April, reaching 73.2%, according to the latest data released by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.