Housing for the United States’ growing senior population is one of his department’s top priorities, according to former presidential candidate and current Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson. He spoke this week at the annual convention of LeadingAge Florida, an association of nonprofit senior housing and Read More »
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Trump’s HHS Pick Offers Hope to Embattled Skilled Nursing Sector
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Rep. Tom Price (R-GA), M.D.—an outspoken critic of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)—to head up the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in the new administration. Price’s appointment could be good news for the struggling skilled nursing sector, as Read More »
[Updated] Judge Halts Overtime Rule Looming Over Senior Housing, Other Industries
A U.S. District Court judge has granted an injunction to stop the Department of Labor’s (DOL) overtime rule, which was set to go into effect Dec. 1. The judgment pauses a rule that would have impacted 4.2 million American workers by guaranteeing overtime pay to salaried Read More »
Why Assisted Living Facilities Should Provide ‘Family-Centered Care’
There has been much attention given to “person-centered care” for seniors, but far less given to the role of family caregivers, even by assisted living and other providers working with them on a regular basis. These providers can and should remedy this by taking steps Read More »
Popular Senior Housing Investment Program Faces Uncertain Future
A popular financing program is under fire as a Congressional deadline looms. Lawmakers could extend the EB-5 investment and visa program or enact changes that could make it more difficult for U.S. developers to fund projects, including in senior housing. The EB-5 Regional Center Program Read More »
Seeing Green: Why Ventas Is Going Big on Sustainability
Health care real estate investment trusts are taking on a modern mantra: Green is good for business. Recent research shows that companies with higher sustainability scores actually outperform their peers, and REITs like Ventas (NYSE: VTR) are investing heavily to improve their sustainability profiles. Earlier Read More »
Ex-CEO Bebo Hammered Over ‘Fairy Tale,’ Faces $4.2 Million Penalty
Laurie Bebo, former CEO of Assisted Living Concepts Inc., has been ordered to pay $4.2 million in civil penalties for violating the Securities and Exchange Act by administrative law judge Cameron Elliot. The initial decision concludes a long-fought battle against Bebo after the Securities and Read More »
Lancaster Pollard Expands Senior Living Finance Options
After years providing financing options to senior living clients nationwide, Columbus, Ohio-based finance company Lancaster Pollard is making a major push to build its product base and balance sheet loan offerings. Its balance sheet products will now include construction and term financing, mezzanine and preferred Read More »
America’s Retirement Crisis is a Clear and Present Danger
A number of economic factors have stacked the odds against the abilities of today’s seniors to retire comfortably and successfully, all of which are bubbling to a new crisis in the making for both current and future retirees, suggests new research spotlighted in The Economist. Read More »
Readmissions Penalties Grow Higher for 2,600 Hospitals Fined
More than 2,600 hospitals across the U.S. are being fined under Medicare for having too many patients return within 30 days of discharge. While readmissions rates are dropping year over year, the penalty count, the third round of which the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Read More »
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