Workforce mental health needs increase for most large employers: survey
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 24, 2023
Seventy-seven percent of large employers reported an increase in workforce mental health needs in a recent survey by Business Group on Health. That’s an increase of 33% from a year ago, when 44% of employers...
Lessons from the pandemic can help ensure caregivers’ mental health and well-being
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 27, 2023
Healthcare organizations’ disaster preparedness plans must include “explicit plans for supporting mental health,” say the authors of a new piece in JAMA Psychiatry.
‘Slow but continual recovery’ predicted for healthcare REITs: Fitch
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 02, 2024
US healthcare real estate investment trusts should experience a slow but continual recovery in 2024, a new analysis from Fitch Ratings predicts
National HealthCare Corp., Omega Healthcare Investors, Ventas report third-quarter earnings
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 06, 2023
National HealthCare Corp., Omega Healthcare Investors and Ventas released their third-quarter earnings results on Friday.
The Ensign Group, Healthpeak Properties and LTC Properties presented second-quarter earnings results on Friday.
Sabra Health Care REIT makes ‘forward leaps’ in ESG efforts
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 25, 2023
Sabra Health Care REIT made “forward leaps” last year in its environmental, social and governance framework and e-initiative roadmap, Chair, President and CEO Rick Matros said Monday in conjunction...
FFS admissions grow 5.8% for skilled nursing, drop 8.6% for home health: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 10, 2023
Medicare fee-for-service admissions increased among skilled nursing facilities by 5.8% and decreased among home health providers year-over-year in the third quarter of 2022, according to a report released...
Healthcare employment increases by 40,000 jobs in April: BLS
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 08, 2023
The healthcare sector gained approximately 40,000 jobs in April, according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s down slightly from an average monthly gain of 47,000 over...
Earnings call wrap-up: Welltower, Omega Healthcare Investors, CVS Health
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 04, 2023
CVS Health, Omega Healthcare Investors and Welltower reported Wednesday on their first-quarter 2023 earnings.
Sabra Health Care REIT to move HQ to nearby building ‘in line with ESG initiatives’
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 06, 2023
Sabra Health Care REIT is moving its headquarters from Irvine, CA, to nearby Tustin, CA, due to environmental concerns and a changing need for square footage, CEO Rick Matros told the McKnight’s Business...