CLA releases state-by-state SNF key performance indicators … Many healthcare workers will be left out of the first U.S. delivery of COVID-19 vaccine: analysis … Long-term care associations urge governors...
Vaccine priority a ‘credit positive’ for senior living and care sector: Fitch
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Amy Novotney
Dec 04, 2020
Tuesday’s recommendation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that long-term care residents and staff receive priority for COVID-19 vaccinations is a credit positive for the senior living...
Nearly 60 percent of U.S. adults in their 50s say healthcare expenses will affect their ability to retire...
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Amy Novotney
Dec 04, 2020
Several obstacles stand in the way of a comfortable retirement savings among Americans in their 50s, according to a survey by MedicareAdvantage.com. Almost 6 in 10 respondents cited healthcare expenses...
Business briefs for Friday, Dec. 4
Dec 04, 2020
Pandemic may heighten age-related employment challenges … Former St. Louis chamber of commerce CEO launches senior living development firm … Acts Retirement-Life Communities renames North Carolina...
Town’s only nursing facility converting to ALF, as national study finds ‘dangerously low’ occupancy...
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Amy Novotney
Dec 03, 2020
Amid deteriorating finances that don’t allow for much-needed building infrastructure updates, the only skilled nursing facility in the town of Norton, MA, will be closing by early next year and will...
Two-thirds of Americans don’t know whether their savings will hold up in retirement: survey
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Amy Novotney
Dec 03, 2020
Most Americans understand very little about retirement planning and lack essential information to make the right moves, according to survey results released this week by MoneyRates.com.
Business briefs for Thursday, Dec. 3
Dec 03, 2020
Independent living and assisted living operators continue to face occupancy pressures: Ziegler poll … Many hospitals again postponing elective surgeries amid COVID-19 surge … Ensign Group acquires...
Bipartisan lawmakers propose new $908B COVID-19 relief bill that includes liability protections, support...
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Amy Novotney
Dec 02, 2020
A group of bipartisan House and Senate lawmakers on Tuesday introduced a $908 billion COVID-19 relief proposal that includes liability protections, support for small businesses and at least some federal...
Many healthcare employers not reporting COVID-19 worker deaths: analysis
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Amy Novotney
Dec 02, 2020
Some healthcare employers — including a number of long-term care facilities — have been choosing not to report healthcare worker deaths to occupational safety officials amid the pandemic, according...
Michigan senior care facility to reduce skilled nursing beds by more than half as a result of pandemic
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Amy Novotney
Dec 02, 2020
An Ann Arbor, MI, senior care facility has announced that it will be reconfiguring its operations significantly due to the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The changes offer a vivid example of...