What do post-acute care centers look like in a post-pandemic world? I have been in post-acute healthcare since 1995, when I first operated a traditional “nursing home.” Back then, they were typically...
Music on the Move: San Diego music center hosts concerts for isolated seniors
By
Emma Baumgartel
Jun 30, 2021
Sorrento Valley-based Villa Musica is starting to bring music to isolated seniors across San Diego county with their ‘Music on the Move’ program as COVID-19 restrictions lift and seniors in long-term...
Facing senior care’s ‘new normal’ head-on
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Fred Bonaccorso
Jun 08, 2021
According to a recent analysis of Medicare fee-for-service claims incurred through May 2020, there has been a distinct decline in the number of routine hospitalizations among beneficiaries — but a steep...
Price per nursing home bed jumps 20% after years of decline: survey
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Danielle Brown
Jun 02, 2021
Nursing home bed prices jumped to $90,700 during the first quarter of 2021 after four consecutive years of decline, according to new data from real estate and investment management firm JLL Valuation Advisory.
Mission impossible? Not for nonprofits that act swiftly amid growing sellers pool
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 03, 2021
More than half all provider sponsorship transactions saw senior housing and care organizations switch from not-for-profit to for-profit status from 2010 through 2020.
Spring cleaning 2021: Will your rehab team pass the white-glove review?
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Renee Kinder
Apr 22, 2021
Spring is in the air. Time to open the doors, let some fresh air in, and clean above, under and between every surface in our homes. Spring is a season that allows my obsessive cleaning habits to become...
The coming crackdown: COVID-19 and beyond
By
Karen Christian
Matthew Hittle
Apr 21, 2021
For more than a year, America’s nursing homes have been besieged by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has tragically claimed the lives of more than 130,000 residents and 1,600 staff. While America’s nursing...
Omega Healthcare ‘outperforming’ its peers: analyst
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Danielle Brown
Apr 21, 2021
Omega Healthcare’s appetite for long-term care growth, despite the havoc caused by the pandemic, should help the real estate investment trust to come out ahead of its peers in the near future, according...
BREAKING: CMS eases nursing home visitation rules
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James M. Berklan
Mar 10, 2021
Vaccinations and a dramatic slowdown of COVID-19 infections and deaths led federal officials to significantly loosen guidelines regarding in-person nursing home visits Wednesday afternoon.
Welltower dumping most Genesis HealthCare holdings in $880 million deal, strengthens ProMedica joint...
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Danielle Brown
Mar 03, 2021
Welltower is cutting most ties with beleaguered Genesis HealthCare, the company announced late Tuesday.