‘Locked and loaded’: CareTrust touts lending as source of growing pipeline
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 06, 2024
A new deal that extends CareTrust’s partnership with the Ensign Group is an example of the company’s willingness to “lend with a purpose” as a means to grow its real estate holdings, leaders said...
Layering of fines amid state, federal staffing rule conflicts tops providers’ worry list
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 02, 2024
Providers in states that have recently increased their own nursing home staffing requirements may soon find themselves playing a complicated penalties and numbers game — and buried in additional paperwork.
Workplace expectations of the youngest generation
By
Nancy Anderson, RN, MA
Dec 09, 2021
With Gen Z and Millennial generations now making up 46% of the full-time U.S. workforce, it makes sense to pay attention to the workplace needs and expectations of these employees. While a lot has been...
California operator thanks workers with In-N-Out cookouts
By
Danielle Brown
May 28, 2020
A California-based operator teamed up with widely popular burger chain In-N-Out to honor its 4,000 employees on the frontlines during the coronavirus pandemic.
Why nursing homes won’t be catching many breaks this year
By
John O'Connor
Feb 03, 2014
When you talk to experts in this field about the year ahead, an unsettling pattern soon emerges. Almost everyone seems fairly confident that regulators will be taking a much closer look at operators.
Long-term care holds its breath after feds unpause J&J COVID vaccine
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 26, 2021
Long-term care pharmacies can begin immediately using Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine again after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Food and Drug Administration lifted a pause on...
Mass LTC vaccinations start next week, distributors say; a few states start this week, feds say
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 15, 2020
Most nursing homes who opted into the federal COVID-19 vaccine program are likely to receive their first doses starting early next week.
Providers ‘spinning again’ — COVID cases projected to peak nationwide in October
By
Kimberly Marselas
Danielle Brown
Jul 29, 2021
Total coronavirus infections are being projected to skyrocket and peak in mid-October with an estimated 390,000 cases nationwide, according to a new national model projection.
‘Heartwarming’ Father’s Day parade connects residents and family members
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 09, 2020
It’s been nearly four months since nursing homes across the country closed their doors to visitors in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Residents at a Virginia skilled nursing facility got an opportunity...
It’s in the genes
By
Liza Berger
Jan 15, 2008
CEO Robert Adams follows in his father’s footsteps.