Long-term care operators could face 50% premium hikes next year
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 16, 2023
Many long-term care and senior living operators are likely facing steep insurance premium jumps for 2024, with underwriters increasingly skittish about extending coverage to poorly positioned clients.
Parkinson says proposed staffing mandate a ‘death sentence’ for rural nursing homes, offers answers
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 19, 2023
Long-term care industry advocates pulled no punches Wednesday when asked at a Sanford Health summit about likely outcomes facing rural operators if CMS’s proposed minimum staffing mandate becomes...
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Oct. 17
By
Kristen Fischer
Oct 17, 2023
2024 Medicare Advantage and Part D star ratings released … Electrode zap helps with recurring UTIs … Eye docs to Medicare: Ease up on Avastin shortage hurdles … How to grand long-term care to incarcerated...
Study maps home time in people on Medicare in assisted living communities
By
Kristen Fischer
Dec 19, 2023
A new study gives more insights into how much time older people in assisted living spend in and out of it.
Ensign CEO: Rosy 2Q numbers and improved census reveal strength of skilled services
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 31, 2023
The US’s largest nursing home company, the Ensign Group, is riding high on second-quarter 2023 results, with continued improvement in occupancy, skilled revenue, skilled days and managed care, despite...
Telemedicine visits in nursing communities soared and then fell during pandemic, report finds
By
Kristen Fischer
Aug 21, 2023
When the pandemic rolled out across the world in early 2020, a lot of nursing communities turned to telemedicine. A new report shares just how much those communities leaned on telehealth services at the...
LTC Properties to pivot from heavy investing to Q3 debt reduction
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 31, 2023
Following months of strong investment activity, LTC Properties will turn its focus to reducing leverage and supporting operators as they continue to recover from pandemic-era hurdles, executives said Friday...