CCRCs facing financial threats in their skilled care units, but there are silver linings: experts
By
Josh Henreckson
Feb 16, 2024
Facing the mounting financial challenges of providing skilled care on their campuses, continuing care retirement communities should carefully weigh a variety of tactics and the particularities of local...
Also in the News for Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 13, 2024
Nurse accused of killing nursing home patients with insulin seeks quick case resolution … New Senate working group to reform Medicare physician pay system, with possible SNF implications … Healthpeak...
Also in the News for Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 25, 2024
CMS updates Medicaid eligibility criteria … Arizona nursing home faces $86K settlement over use of excluded CNA … New law would set deadline for CCRC refunds … Senator targets marketing firms over...
Also in the News for Wednesday, Nov. 29
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 29, 2023
Congressman tries to rally support for CNA lock-out bill ahead of nursing home staffing mandate … WHO upgrades BA.2.86 as US cases of the new COVID variant triple … CCRCs continue to report higher...
Massive CCRC agrees to $115M bankruptcy deal
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 31, 2023
A nearly 50-year-old CCRC that has become one of the largest in the nation would become a for-profit provider under the reported terms of a recent bankruptcy auction.
Also in the News for Friday, Sept. 22
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 22, 2023
CMS updates quality measures to align with coming MDS changes … CCRC ratings unlikely to be affected by SNF staffing mandates: Fitch … US employers facing largest increase in healthcare costs in a...
SNFs, CCRCs still lag others in recruiting staff: Fitch Ratings
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 14, 2023
Skilled nursing facilities are lagging behind assisted living communities when it comes to recruiting staff, according to Fitch Ratings’ latest monthly labor dashboard for the sector.
CCRCs improve productivity through digital transformation
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 10, 2023
A series of digital initiatives significantly improved productivity and reduced costs at United Methodist Communities of New Jersey, which has several continuing care retirement communities. That’s according...
Residents’ high burden of chronic disease calls for operator-provider partnerships: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 16, 2022
U.S. senior living residents average more than a dozen chronic conditions each, and many residents use high-cost healthcare services, suggesting ways that operators can integrate care and housing to improve...
Bonuses, 5.49% salary jump part of soaring costs for CCRC nurse leaders: report
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 08, 2022
Costly bonuses remain a key strategy as providers try to find and retain workers amid sharply rising salaries for continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs).