The senior living industry’s reinvention as a healthcare player just received a notable setback. In a court room, of all places. As McKnight’s Senior Living recently reported, a circuit court judge...
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Dec 21, 2022
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Senior living’s slide into the welfare class
By
John O'Connor
Sep 03, 2020
The push for support for assisted living from Uncle Sam is intensifying. But as any skilled care operator will remind you, Uncle Sam tends to be a very demanding business partner.
Occupancy numbers hit historic lows: NIC
By
John O'Connor
Jul 10, 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in the second quarter, units in the senior living sector emptied out as never before. Occupancy levels declined by 2.8% to 84.9%, according to the National Investment...
Insurance getting much more expensive, when it’s available
By
John O'Connor
Jul 10, 2020
Add standard liability insurance to the list of woes that seniors housing and care operators must address. Such coverage is not only getting more difficult to find, rates are climbing by as much as 300%,...
A favor that could change senior living oversight
By
John O'Connor
Apr 09, 2020
Assisted living operators have marketed themselves as “un-nursing homes.” But the field may have just made that position more difficult to defend.