May 22, 2012
There is many a manager who has been told "work on the budget" and left to sink or swim. If that's different in your facility — that is, if each nurse manager is giving a course in the budgeting — I congratulate you. Otherwise, I have a helpful recommendation.
May 22, 2012
There is many a manager who has been told "work on the budget" and left to sink or swim. If that's different in your facility — that is, if each nurse manager is giving a course in the budgeting — I congratulate you. Otherwise, I have a helpful recommendation.
May 22, 2012
There is many a manager who has been told "work on the budget" and left to sink or swim. If that's different in your facility — that is, if each nurse manager is giving a course in the budgeting — I congratulate you. Otherwise, I have a helpful recommendation.
Thierry Amat has been named chief financial officer for Remedi SeniorCare, the pharmaceutical-services company announced. Amat will be responsible for numerous finance-related functions. These include accounting, financial planning and analysis, strategic sourcing, and treasury functions. "Thierry is a highly successful finance executive with a proven ability to improve operations, impact business growth and maximize profit and cash flow," said Remedi SeniorCare Chairman and CEO Michael Bronfeim.
April 01, 2009
Transaction volumes fell and capitalization rates rose in seniors housing and care in the fourth quarter of last year, according to a new report from the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry. They are signs of the credit crisis, the organization said.
March 03, 2009
The Senate Special Committee on Aging will convene tomorrow to discuss the inclusion of improvements to long-term care as part of overarching national healthcare reform.
March 01, 2009
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which the president signed into law last month, provides desired funding for long-term care providers.
Seniors who can't sell their homes due to the housing and financial crises are feeling trapped because they cannot afford to move into assisted living or retirement communities, according to a news report.
October 17, 2008
The current global financial crisis will not prevent the next Congress or president from making healthcare reforms, key leaders are saying.
October 15, 2008
Two high-profile private sector leaders entreated long-term care providers Tuesday to take responsibility for technological and care delivery innovations.
October 06, 2008
The controversial $700 billion bailout plan signed by the president last week is likely to have a positive effect on long-term care housing, according to an expert from the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging.
U.S. Reps. Pete Stark (D-CA) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) recently introduced a new version of the Nursing Home Transparency and Quality of Care Act of 2008 to the House.
September 29, 2008
Democrats in the House and Senate last week released economic stimulus package proposals that would expand Medicaid funding to states.
September 26, 2008
Congress was attempting to hammer out an agreement Wednesday on a $700 bailout package for the unstable financial sector. Such action is good news for long-term care and seniors' retirement accounts, according to Bruce Yarwood, president of the American Health Care Association.
Arcapita Inc., an international real estate investment firm based in Bahrain, sold its stake in 29 facilities managed by Sunrise Senior Living Inc. to Ohio-based Health Care REIT inc., a real estate investment trust with 635 properties nationwide.
Most Americans would approve of federal funding for chronic disease prevention programs--and would pay higher taxes for it, according to a new poll.
August 19, 2008
Nursing homes in the state are bracing for tough times as a budget crisis worsens.
Fall-prevention education can help reduce the number of emergency-department visits and healthcare costs in Connecticut, a state-funded report found.
Sunrise Senior Living Inc., a major assisted-living player in the United States, lost more than $70 million last year, and disclosed it would reduce the number of units in its development pipeline.
The current economic downturn has most Americans clinging tight to their wallets. But a new analysis shows that state and local governments have increased spending, which could mean fiscal trouble in the near future.
July 31, 2008
President Bush Wednesday signed into law a housing bill that will help more than 400,000 Americans keep their homes and help to stabilize the turbulent housing market. The legislation also will streamline the financing process for Section 202 housing projects.
A soaring budget deficit could ultimately hurt future proposals for healthcare, a new report suggests.
A new bill introduced in Congress this week would help small businesses, including independent nursing homes and other healthcare providers, form health insurance cooperatives to provide their employees with affordable health insurance.
July 24, 2008
Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) this week touted a second possible stimulus package that would contain a temporary increase in Medicaid spending.
A bill authorizing more than $560 million in grants and loans to encourage the use of electronic health records passed through the House Energy and Commerce Committee Wednesday.
July 22, 2008
The amount of financing placed in seniors housing dropped by a precipitous 60% in the first quarter of 2008, according to data released this month from the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing and Care Industry. That could lead to an easing up on new development.
Rather than wage a budgetary battle with a departing president, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said Thursday that the Democratically controlled Congress will likely wait "until Senator Obama becomes president" before passing any annual spending bills.
The Brookings Institute will hold a briefing on the future of long-term care reform Friday morning, and the guest list includes some heavy hitters from inside the Beltway.
June 01, 2008
Is sustained Medicaid funding an effective way to ensure the delivery of needed healthcare services to the poor, or a harmful drain on the U.S. Treasury?
