Good Samaritan merger with clinical chain sparks growth
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 09, 2018
The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society and Sanford, a healthcare system with 44 hospitals and nearly 300 clinics, plan to merge by Jan. 1, leaders of each have announced.
CommuniCare buys 13 SNFs
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 08, 2018
Cincinnati-based CommuniCare Health Services has purchased 13 long-term care facilities previously managed by Atrium Centers. With the acquisition, the privately held company expands its holding to more...
Sector’s housing stock grows at uneven pace, NIC reports
By
John O'Connor
Sep 01, 2014
Seniors housing stock collectively rose by 0.1% in the second quarter, putting the sector on pace for a 1.5% annual increase, according to new data from the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing...
Occupancy, absorption both climb in first quarter: NIC
By
John O'Connor
Jun 01, 2014
Skilled nursing facilities’ average occupancy rate continued to rise in the first three months of 2014, while absorption flipped into positive territory for the first time in almost a decade, according...
Kindred shifts allegiance to Omnicare from PharMerica
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 01, 2013
Kindred Healthcare will split with PharMerica and instead partner with Omnicare in 2014, marking a significant change in the landscape of long-term care pharmacy services providers.
TeamHealth’s ACO will focus on long-term care patients
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 04, 2024
TeamACO became the newest accountable care organization specifically dedicated to meeting the healthcare needs of post-acute care patients.
SNF census slide persists
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 01, 2020
Occupancy rates for skilled nursing properties dropped to a new record low of 74.6% in July, according to a report released in early October from the MAP® Data Service of the National Investment Center...
SNF occupancy at its lowest level since 2012 due to virus
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 07, 2020
Skilled nursing occupancy levels dropped 132 basis points to 83.4% during the month of March as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic — the lowest since 2012, according to data released by the National Investment...
Genesis, ProMedica team up to provide telehealth to SNFs
By
Danielle Brown
May 01, 2020
Genesis HealthCare and ProMedica are a part of a new coalition of industry leaders aimed at giving skilled nursing facility providers immediate access to wound care through telehealth during the coronavirus...
Embedded nurse part of new model to boost resident care
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 05, 2020
The Regenstrief Institute, an organization dedicated to technological innovation in healthcare, is investing in Indiana-based medical startup Care Revolution to expand an ongoing project funded by the...