Skilled nursing occupancy ticked upward for a second month. Will such small gains be enough?
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 04, 2021
Skilled nursing occupancy climbed ever-so-slightly for a second straight month in March, reaching 71.6%, according to the latest NIC MAP data released Thursday afternoon.
Skilled nursing occupancy hits 5-year low
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 15, 2017
Occupancy at the nation’s skilled nursing facilities dropped to a five-year low of 81.6% during the third quarter of 2017, according to a new report.
Related business interests fueling operator activity in skilled nursing: lender
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 04, 2021
HOUSTON — Ancillary businesses that depend on access to nursing homes helped to sustain interest in the skilled nursing market throughout 2021, even as census labored below 2019 levels, according to...
Unmanifested inflation: Labor shortages may begin to improve — but at a price
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 03, 2021
HOUSTON — One of the nation’s top economists predicts many of the workers who left the economy over the last few months may soon start returning, but that’s not all good news for an industry such...
NIC conference returns in-person and online Nov. 1-3
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 26, 2021
The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC) plans to host its first in-person conference since the start of the pandemic when it convenes operators, lenders and investors in Houston.
Also in the News for Wednesday, June 21
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 21, 2023
Nursing home medication aides get final approval in Florida … Wisconsin budget boosts daily rates, funds demo program for complex nursing home patients … NIC announces new board, educational programming
Also in the News for Monday, March 18, 2024
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 18, 2024
Senators challenge HHS leader on funding for nursing home staffing mandate … NIC releases industry sentiment measure … OIG adds audits of nursing home falls reporting, drug overdoses to work plan...
Also in the News for Tuesday, Oct. 24
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 24, 2023
CMS issues updated MDS corrections … Opening of North Carolina VA nursing home delayed … Nursing home among three New York cyberattack victims … Nurse practitioners, physicians just as likely to...
Shrinking lender pool could threaten a hot LTC market, Ziegler warns
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 08, 2021
A declining pool of lenders may have undercut some deals during what was otherwise a fast-paced quarter for mergers and acquisitions in long-term care and seniors housing.
McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards showcase inspirational leaders in inaugural live event
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 08, 2023
More than 200 aging services professionals, business partners and supporters celebrated a who’s-who of industry veterans in grand style during the inaugural McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards ceremony Tuesday...