Saturday, August 8, 2026 - Updated Daily
Saturday, August 8, 2026 - Updated Daily
During the pandemic and continuing somewhat through current, healthcare turnover has been on the rise. Nursing turnover (from direct care) and retirements exploded by mid-pandemic. Burnout was high as was job dissatisfaction. What became evident…
Senior housing in the form of CCRCs, Independent Living and Assisted Living (including memory care) is a large user of debt financing. While equity has become more prevalent via increasing private equity interests in senior…
TGIF! This Friday, I’m focusing on three trends that I think, will have a major impact on healthcare and senior living for the balance of the year and likely, at least the first half of…
With so much going on in the industry post-COVID, challenging labor markets, rising interest rate costs, high inflation, and supply chain issues still somewhat bothersome, insurers are rightfully skittish about senior housing and the post-acute…
In 2001, the Association for Professional Chaplains honored me with their Distinguished Service Award for my work in expanding the impact of professional chaplaincy and programs of pastoral care/ ministry in specialized healthcare settings. This…
I’ve been in and around healthcare for three plus decades and a concept that has always been front of mind for me is care coordination. This is something that is so important for a patient’s…
Like all healthcare/senior housing investments during the pandemic, REITs experienced turbulence and stagnant growth. Coming out of the pandemic, the outlook has started to brighten but, challenges remain in adjusting REIT portfolios. The adjustments are…
On May 11, the COVID Public Health Emergency (PHE) is set to end and along with it, a whole slew of requirements end or change, and regulatory waivers applicable to the Public Health Emergency, the…
Early in April, CMS released the 2024 Medicare Advantage/Part D Final Rule and within, there are a number of interesting policy shifts that could benefit providers. The rule addresses a common practice that has been…
For the past two years, as the pandemic emergency waned, and the U.S. and the rest of the world moved back to a more normalized business and social condition, the fallouts of a mish-mashed pandemic…
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