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January 16, 2015, Tim Mullaney, McKnights - The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has unanimously voted to recommend site-neutral payments for certain post-acute services. Skilled nursing interests have championed the policy, but opponents also…
January 14, 2015, Cassandra Dowell, Senior Housing News - A growing number of senior living residents are seeing opportunities to further their careers or pursue new passions in their later years. In fact, while 65 has traditionally been the magic age for retirement, the…
January 12, 2015, Tim Mullaney, McKnights - The occupancy rate for nursing facilities and assisted living facilities held steady in the fourth quarter of 2014, while the rate for independent living continued its surge, according to data released…
January 11, 2015, Cassandra Dowell, Senior Housing News - The average occupancy rate for seniors housing properties in the fourth quarter of 2014 was 90.5%, showing an increase from the year prior, according to data released by National Investment Center for Seniors Housing &…
January 6, 2015, Jason Olivia, Senior Housing News - Not all metros are equal when it comes to senior living development. The last 18 months were marked by builder hot spots from Texas,…
December 26, 2014, Gail Kalinoski, Commercial Property Executive - Senior Housing Properties Trust, a Newtown, Mass.-based REIT, has agreed to buy 38 senior-living communities for $790 million from CNL Lifestyle Properties, Inc., including assumption…
December 14, 2014, Emily Study, Senior Housing News - There's no doubt 2014 has been a big year for Accountable Care Organizations. We've seen the rise — and fall — of the programs, set forth by the Affordable Care Act and built to improve care, cut costs and reduce hospital…
December 5, 2014, Howard Gleckman, Forbes - December Assisted living facilities (ALFs) may be going the way of cable TV. Still around, but with a limited future. Their residents are changing. Even as their needs become more complicated, they are…