Confluent, MorningStar break ground on new community incorporating infection control design changes
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Amy Novotney
Jan 28, 2021
Co-developers Confluent Senior Living and MorningStar Senior Living broke ground Wednesday on the development of an urban infill community in Denver’s Observatory Park neighborhood.
HHS to issue reporting requirements for provider relief funds
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Amy Novotney
Jul 27, 2020
Last week the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released a notice acknowledging that more detailed Provider Relief Fund reporting guidance and materials will be released on Aug. 17. In the short,...
Ventas, Sabra exceed analysts’ third-quarter expectations, but continued occupancy concerns loom
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Amy Novotney
Nov 09, 2020
Chicago-based Ventas reported third-quarter funds from operations of 75 cents per share Friday, coming in above analysts’ expectations for the real estate investment trust but still 22% lower than a...
More than a third of seniors will wait to get COVID-19 vaccine: survey
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Amy Novotney
Dec 15, 2020
As COVID-19 vaccinations among high-risk populations begin this week, more than one in three seniors (36%) now say they plan to wait to get the vaccine, according to a new survey from insurance firm GoHealth....
Regional Health Properties experiences continued occupancy decreases, increased costs due to COVID-19
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Amy Novotney
Aug 24, 2020
Regional Health Properties reported last week that the Suwanee, GA-based real estate investment trust had collected 85% of its expected monthly rental receipts from tenants through July, adding that the...
BMO Capital Markets predicts elongated seniors housing recovery, changes outlooks for REITs
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Amy Novotney
Jan 11, 2021
Although the COVID-19 vaccines are expected to become more widely available as the first quarter continues, investment banking firm BMO Capital Markets is predicting an elongated recovery for the senior...
DOL issues respiratory protection guidance for long-term care workers
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Amy Novotney
Nov 05, 2020
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued respiratory protection guidance focused on protecting workers in nursing homes, assisted living communities and...
Earnings call wrap-up: Senior living operators and REITs offer cautious optimism toward pandemic recovery
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Amy Novotney
May 10, 2021
Amid a flurry of first-quarter earnings reports released last week, several senior living operators and real estate investment trusts announced a start to occupancy uptick and possible post-pandemic growth.
HHS issues new guidance for Provider Relief Fund reporting
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Amy Novotney
Sep 22, 2020
The Department of Health and Human Services issued its Provider Relief Fund Reporting Requirements Saturday, specifying the data that providers who received more than $10,000 in relief fund payments will...
Americans now will need more money for retirement — and other ways the pandemic is reshaping the future:...
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Amy Novotney
Nov 18, 2020
The COVID-19 virus will bring about sweeping changes in how Americans will face retirement and old age in the years to come, according to a new Wall Street Journal analysis. Some transformations will be...