Green Street Advisors released a new report showing senior living occupancy ended the year with “better than expected momentum … that sets the stage for a favorable outlook this year. Occupancy will exceed pre-Covid levels in 2024. The Wall Street Journal reports an analysis by Jason Fichtner, chief economist at the Bipartisan Policy Center, that a
Healthcare financing for skilled nursing facilities has been undergoing significant shifts since COVID bailouts; the growth outlook has improved and approval of government-backed loans is expected to rise in the coming months. The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) lending in the skilled nursing space for loans requires that facilities meet certain standards and
Fox Carolina reported another nurse taking narcotics. It is an epidemic in South Carolina. DHEC arrested Tammy Coyle after an investigation into possible fentanyl theft was requested by Conway Medical Center (CMC). The medical center requested the investigation after documentation showed Coyle removed “an excessive amount” of fentanyl more than her peers between Nov. 1
Michigan Department of Attorney General announced: Jessica Struhar, 26, of Macomb County was arraigned in the 42nd District Court in Romeo on one count each of 2nd degree Vulnerable Adult Abuse and Intentionally Placing False Information in a Medical Record, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Each count is a four-year felony. The Department of
I have seen several articles discussing how immigration may help with the staffing shortages in long term care industry. Better pay and training with decent working conditions would help too. While hospitals and staffing agencies say there is a shortage of workers, what nurses, unions, and researchers argue is that, rather, there’s a shortage of
A jury found two Western Pennsylvania nursing homes guilty for extensive federal charges related to Medicaid and Medicare fraud. Pennsylvania’s attorney general last year indicted Sam Halper, co-owner of Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness and Mt. Lebanon Rehabilitation and Wellness, on multiple counts. Authorities allege he masterminded a scheme in which staff intentionally inflated worker hours