Iowa SNF faces $685,000 in fines for regulatory violations, is placed on CMS Special-Focus Facility List
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 07, 2021
A nursing facility in Iowa has amassed more than a half a million dollars in fines, and has been added to the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Special-Focus Facility List.
Business briefs, Dec. 7
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 07, 2021
MA judge dismisses all criminal charges against Holyoke Soldiers’ Home administrators … NYC mayor issues vaccine mandate for private companies … Healthcare Association of Hawaii reaffirms...
Actions & Transactions, Dec. 7
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 07, 2021
Evans Senior Investments arranges sale of New Mexico SNF … NewPoint Real Estate Capital launches bridge lending program … Senior living community to open on former PA golf course
Increased tariffs on Canadian lumber adds ‘level of uncertainty’ to senior housing construction
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 06, 2021
The U.S. Department of Commerce last month nearly doubled tariffs on lumber imported from Canada from 8.9% to 17.9%, which will constrain U.S. supply chains and increase construction costs for senior housing...
Long-term care staffing company denies allegations of data breach of 170,000 records
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 06, 2021
Staffing company Gale Healthcare Solutions, which serves long-term care providers and other facility types, is denying claims that a database breach compromised more than 170,000 records containing personal...
‘Deep dive’ into staff competencies, daily operations led to facility turnaround, provider says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 06, 2021
Two years after assuming management of The Willows at Springhurst, formerly named Springhurst Pines Senior Living, Kentucky-based Trilogy Health Services says it has turned a deficiency-riddled campus...
Business briefs, Dec. 6
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 06, 2021
SC nurse indicted for allegedly creating fake COVID-19 vaccination cards … Ventas receives award for sustainability practices … Five Star Senior Living contracts with Compass Community Living to manage...
Actions & Transactions, Dec. 6
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 06, 2021
Rieber Development secures $84M construction loan for assisted living project … Dublin, OH, developer to present scaled-back plan for CCRC … Watercrest Myrtle Beach receives certificate of occupancy,...
Lending volume ticks upward heading into 2022
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 03, 2021
With vaccination rates and occupancy increasing in senior living and care communities, bankers are seeing lending volume increase as well, Brian Heagler, senior vice president at KeyBank, said during a...
President Biden asks businesses to voluntarily proceed with vaccinate-or-test requirements
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 03, 2021
President Joe Biden detailed plans Thursday for combating COVID-19 this winter, particularly in light of the emerging omicron variant.