The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Wednesday announced updated 2024 spousal impoverishment standards, which apply when married individuals seek coverage of certain long-term services and supports...
McKnight’s Senior Living wins national awards for news analysis, industry coverage
May 22, 2024
McKnight’s Senior Living has won two national Azbee awards from the American Society of Business Publication Editors.
More news for Wednesday, May 8
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 08, 2024
National Health Investors investment pipeline exceeds $300M … Diversified Healthcare Trust results miss forecast, but senior housing portfolio continues to improve … Pennant Group’s senior living...
Social Security, Medicare solvency improves slightly, but ‘significant financing issues’...
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 07, 2024
The Treasury Department — with the departments of Health and Human Services and Labor, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Social Security Administration — released the annual Social...
Brookdale finds itself in the midst of another federal inquiry, this time about skilled nursing
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 07, 2024
The country’s largest senior living company on Sunday found itself the subject of an inquiry related to a new federal mandate for minimum staffing at nursing homes. Brookdale Senior Living President...
McKnight’s Women of Distinction Forum to feature 2 educational sessions May 14
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 07, 2024
Ten McKnight’s Women of Distinction will share pearls of wisdom and answer questions next week during two educational sessions as part of the McKnight’s Women of Distinction Forum and Awards.
Biden vetoes resolution to repeal NLRB ‘joint employer’ rule
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 07, 2024
President Joe Biden, as expected, on Friday announced his veto of a resolution to repeal the National Labor Relations Board’s “joint employer” rule.
14 states will share ways to expand direct care workforce
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 07, 2024
Fourteen states have been selected to participate in a program through which they can share information about proven models for expanding the direct care workforce.
Business briefs, May 7
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 07, 2024
Government plans May 21 webinar on HCBS workforce … Justice in Aging issues statement on disability discrimination rule … Yardi comments on proposed plan to support WeWork in emergence from bankruptcy
CareTrust REIT is ‘locked and loaded to grow,’ CEO says
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 06, 2024
The overall financial environment, $345 million in cash on hand and an undrawn $600 million line of credit mean that CareTrust REIT is “locked and loaded to grow in a meaningful way for the next few...