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November 29, 2021, Alex Zorn, Skilled Nursing News - An analysis of over 90,000 custodial patients from 517 skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) across the country found a 14% increase between 2019 and 2021 in the number of patients being discharged home, according to recent analysis by care…
November 29, 2021, Amy Stulick, Skilled Nursing News - The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri on Monday issued a preliminary injunction against the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, blocking the requirement for health care workers in 10 states. Nursing…
November 24, 2021, Ben Swett, The SeniorCare Investor - Here we go again. According to a new study published by JAMA Health Forum, private equity-owned nursing homes are not cutting it compared to those nursing homes owned by other for-profits. In addition, PE-owned homes were…
November 24, 2021, Ben Swett, The SeniorCare Investor - We’ve been hearing all about increased interest in the active adult sector, and we’ve been seeing a lot of it too as many new communities have broken ground or opened their doors within the past month. In July, we reported on Trez…
November 24, 2021, Ben Swett, The SeniorCare Investor - In just five short weeks, the residents of Washington State will begin paying a new payroll tax to fund a “long-term care” benefit, called the WA Cares Fund. It is the first state-wide mandated LTC tax, and we have previously voiced…
November 12, 2021, Amy Stulick, Skilled Nursing News - The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on Friday issued two updates regarding survey and visitation guidance — steps to address the backlog of complaint and recertification surveys, and revising visitation to include “all…
November 10, 2021, Steve Monroe, The SeniorCare Investor - As we have mostly finished with the third quarter earnings results, it does appear that the market continues to bifurcate between the winners and losers. Or, at least, between those who are successfully coming out of the pandemic…
November 8, 2021, Ben Swett, The SeniorCare Investor - As the largest seniors housing company, all eyes are always on Brookdale Senior Living and how it is performing. Investors seemed to like what they heard and saw after the company released its third quarter earnings report…
November 4, 2021, Alex Zorn, Skilled Nursing News - Commercial real estate volume has been booming this year, particularly in the most recent quarter as it surpassed $450 billion year-to-date, according to Zach Bowyer, JLL managing director. The combination of a pent up market and low cap…
November 4, 2021, Jordyn Reiland, Skilled Nursing News - Medicare and Medicaid participating health care facilities, including nursing homes, will be required to have all staff members fully vaccinated by Jan. 4, according to an emergency regulation issued Thursday by the Centers for Medicare…