Eschewing a ‘sweet spot’ for boutique-like service at any size: Creative Solutions’ Gary Blake
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 09, 2024
Gary Blake’s nameplate might say CEO, but in some ways, he envisions himself more as chief quality officer of Creative Solutions for Healthcare, the sprawling 159-facility skilled nursing company he...
Consulate Healthcare CEO: We’re ‘growing our own’ to rebuild the brand
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 19, 2024
After virtually exiting Florida, where it dominated the skilled nursing landscape before a series of regulatory and legal challenges, Consulate Healthcare is repositioning itself as a quality provider...
Turning around nonprofits: Ben Kurland’s ‘nimble’ approach leads to quick growth at for-profit...
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 27, 2023
Allaire Health Services has steadily grown to 17 facilities over its seven years, mostly via the acquisition of nonprofit or publicly owned nursing homes.
‘What we’re doing doesn’t work’: New Jewish Home’s Jeffrey Farber
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 20, 2023
Even as his organization has become a hub for a swath of aging services, The New Jewish Home CEO Jeffrey Farber, MD, says certain elements of senior care need to be singled out to allow for more innovative...
Orchestrating growth with a new ‘band’ of skilled nursing recruits: Hebrew SeniorLife’s Steve Landers
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 10, 2023
As it looks to recruit new staff Hebrew SeniorLife, plans to take its long-time educational mission to the people.
‘Pack it up’ or increase debt to survive? One skilled nursing owner’s moment of truth
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 12, 2023
When he bought his own nursing home company back in 2016, Ted LeNeave adopted an upside-down leadership philosophy, one that gave his onsite employees broad say in how to run their facilities and empower...
‘Hand-to-hand combat’ for workers, strict no-agency policy improve quality and workforce: PruittHealth...
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 24, 2023
PruittHealth this spring picked up seven more awards recognizing its quality efforts, but the number of residents who have access to the Georgia-based provider’s innovative and expanding post-acute services...
Bake in success with advanced clinicians in place: BrightSpring Health’s Arif Nazir, MD
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 26, 2023
Many nursing homes are moving too quickly to implement evolving technologies before their worth is fully known, cautions national nursing home medical expert Arif Nazir.
Investing in staff inclusion to rebuild: North American’s Michael Moore
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Kimberly Marselas
May 15, 2023
After being stripped of leases for 24 facilities in partnership with Sabra, North American Health Services is regrouping around a dozen core operations and returning to its quality roots to fuel a potential...
Fueling growth through local leadership approach: Providence Group’s Jason Murray
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 27, 2023
Using a model that invests in strong administrators and frees them to lead locally, Providence Group has edged itself into position as one the nation’s five largest nursing home operators over the last...