BREAKING: Hager steps down as Genesis CEO, replaced by Board Chair Fish
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 05, 2021
Beleaguered post-acute care giant Genesis HealthCare announced this morning that 17-year CEO George V. Hager Jr. is retiring from his posts as CEO and company director.
McKnight’s 40 for 40: George Hager
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 15, 2020
George Hager has brought an astute blend of strategic and tactical skills to his job as the top exec of the largest nursing home operator in the United States.
Genesis looks to restructure
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 06, 2017
Genesis HealthCare CEO George Hager said the battered nursing home chain hoped to save $54 million per year with new leases — once landlords Welltower Inc. and Sabra Health Care REIT sold their Genesis...
Billion-dollar deals revealing REITs’ massive buying power
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 01, 2011
Two deals that collectively totaled more than $10 billion were announced on the same day recently, further showcasing the new found buying power of real estate investment trusts in long-term care.
BREAKING: Genesis, biggest U.S. nursing home chain, mandates staff COVID-19 vaccinations
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 03, 2021
Genesis HealthCare, the nation’s largest nursing home chain, has declared a “universal” COVID-19 vaccine policy for all employees, care partners and onsite vendors, who have three weeks to come into...
Medicaid consultant used nursing home meetings to fleece residents: AG
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 06, 2023
The Massachusetts Attorney General announced the indictment of a Medicaid consultant who allegedly stole tens of thousands of dollars from nursing home residents after gaining access to their financial...
Sabra CEO: biggest providers simply ‘can’t do it anymore’
By
James M. Berklan
Nov 06, 2017
Instead of building mass by stringing together operators with national reach, skilled nursing operators and owners should instead concentrate on finding smaller, nimble partners.
Improve your transition game during this Sept. 24 webinar
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 09, 2019
Skilled care operators will learn how to build a transition-to-home program based on best practices during a Sept. 24 McKnight’s webinar.
Meet JoAnne Reifsnyder, Hall of Honor inductee
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 13, 2020
JoAnne Reifsnyder is the leader of 28,000 clinicians — most of them women — who take care of patients under the Genesis HealthCare flag.
AHCA’s Parkinson: Feds confirm 1M rapid COVID tests weekly through 2020, most worried about low census...
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 08, 2020
A worrisome slowdown in federal distribution of coronavirus rapid-screening tests this week is only a temporary aberration that will quickly be corrected, the leader of the largest skilled nursing and...