Buoyed by strong rents, Omega picks up six more SNFs in Q4
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 08, 2021
With fourth-quarter net income outperforming the same period last year, Omega Healthcare Investors insists it remains optimistic about skilled nursing — announcing last week it had closed a seven-facility,...
Not really much of a ‘victory’
By
John O'Connor
Feb 08, 2021
Operators can breathe a temporary sigh of relief. It looks like President Biden’s call for a $15 minimum wage won’t be happening soon.
Lawmakers try to wedge open door to nursing home visitors with mandated ‘caregiving’ program
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 05, 2021
Vaccination campaigns and reduced COVID-19 transmission may soon bring visitors back to nursing homes, but officials in one state are using legislation to wedge the doors open now.
After another record quarter, Ensign approaches pre-pandemic occupancy
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 05, 2021
Taking on COVID-19 patients and others with medically complex conditions has helped The Ensign Group buck trends in the industry and begin to stabilize occupancy, executives said as they reported another...
Initial vaccine shots trigger 48% drop in nursing home COVID cases in first major study
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 05, 2021
Nursing homes that completed its first vaccine clinic saw COVID-19 cases decrease at a faster rate when compared to facilities that had yet to administer any doses, according to a new, first-of-its-kind...
Almost done
By
Gary Tetz
Feb 04, 2021
“Almost done,” the doctor assured me, as she aimed her laser at my right eye. Then over the next 20 minutes, she said it several more times. By then I knew it was all a cruel deception, meant to distract...
Shots gone bad: Residents at five facilities must get COVID-19 vaccine again after doses are stored wrong
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 04, 2021
Leaders at five Ohio long-term and residential care facilities are working with Walgreens and state officials to re-administer COVID-19 vaccines to residents following a storage error caused by the pharmacy...
Researchers identify 12 low-cost methods to successfully decrease resident loneliness during pandemic
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 04, 2021
Animal therapy, exercise and increasing technology use are among the successful strategies nursing home providers can use in order to decrease the feelings of loneliness among residents during the public...
Don’t rule out COVID-19 soon after vaccination, study in healthcare workers suggests
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 04, 2021
Clinicians should have a “high level of suspicion” about possible COVID-19 symptoms in the two weeks following vaccination, investigators say.
Let it snow: Minnesota students’ snow sculptures charm nursing home residents
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 03, 2021
The weather outside may be frightful for many people across the country after a major snowstorm plowed the Midwest and Northeast over the weekend — potentially impacting more than 100 million people.