Sabra optimistic about skilled nursing, despite $77M first quarter loss
By
Marty Stempniak
May 10, 2019
Skilled nursing landlord Sabra Health Care posted a more than $77 million loss for the first quarter of 2019, stemming partly from its dealings with a troubled operator. But company officials said they...
Appellate court upholds nursing home’s $1.2 million fine for inadequate dental care
By
Marty Stempniak
May 09, 2019
An appellate court has upheld a $1.2 million fine levied against a West Virginia nursing facility that failed to follow through on the extraction of one resident’s teeth.
Ensign Group spinning off non-nursing facility business to give SNF-wary investors a crack at other assets
By
Marty Stempniak
May 08, 2019
Skilled nursing facility operating giant Ensign Group provided more insights Tuesday into why it’s spinning off most of its non-SNF assets into a new and separate company.
Move over mom, skilled nursing also has a reason to celebrate this Sunday
By
Marty Stempniak
May 07, 2019
Sunday, May 12, will mark the start of National Skilled Nursing Week (formerly known as National Nursing Home Week).
SNFs enjoy more fruits from Trump’s labors
By
John O'Connor
May 06, 2019
When I began covering this field nearly three decades ago, administrators were more afraid of employee unionization than just about anything else. But times have changed.
Nurse’s heroics go viral (and she’s one of us!)
By
James M. Berklan
May 02, 2019
Tiffany Lehman did long-term care nurses everywhere proud last week when she saved a baby’s life while in flight. This week, the rest of the world is finding out more.
How to do it … Off-season prep for loans
By
John Hall
May 01, 2019
Not in the current market for a loan? So what! Owner-operators should be in a constant state of readiness to borrow money — whether it’s needed for short-term cash or long-term capital projects.
Making email matter
By
Jean Wendland Porter
May 01, 2019
ALL emails are good because communication is good, but some could be clearer and communicate more thoroughly and competently what you want to say.
Electric bursts tied to memory
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 01, 2019
Transcranial magnetic stimulation increased activity in the brain tied to age-related memory loss, according to a recent study.
Rising Star researchers sparked by personal stories
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 25, 2019
It’s exciting to have two McKnight’s Women of Distinction Rising Stars who are academic researchers.