Rates for both nursing home care and home healthcare grew more slowly in March than in February, according to Altarum’s monthly Health Sector Economic Indicators brief, released Tuesday.
Workforce mental health needs increase for most large employers: survey
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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...
American Healthcare REIT ‘bullish’ on long-term care prospects, exec says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 25, 2024
American Healthcare REIT is “bullish” on the prospects for senior living and skilled nursing over the next several years, President and CEO Danny Prosky said on Friday’s earnings call with...
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.
SNF, home care spending outpaced by overall personal healthcare spending
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 21, 2024
Year-over-year spending on nursing home care grew by 6.3% in January, and spending on home healthcare grew by 6.8%, according to Altarum’s monthly Health Sector Economic Indicators brief, released Wednesday....
Erickson Senior Living’s MA plan earns top recognition from CMS for fourth year in a row
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 19, 2023
Erickson Advantage, Erickson Senior Living’s resident-only Medicare Advantage plan, has earned five stars from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for the fourth consecutive year.
Balancing costs, benefits a challenge in recruiting, retaining workers: survey
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 14, 2023
Battling increasing costs while investing in employee benefits often is a balancing act in the recruitment and retention of employees, according to the results of a survey from London-based global advisory,...
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.
National HealthCare Corp., CareTrust REIT and Ventas presented second-quarter earnings results on Friday.
Nursing home spending grows 0.82% month over month
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 29, 2023
Spending for nursing home care at a faster rate than other healthcare sectors in April, increasing by 3.6% month over month, according to Altarum’s latest monthly Health Sector Economic Indicators brief,...