Health Policy and Economics

Who Absorbs the Risk: A 40-Year Journey

This blog has been around since 2009. There are 600 plus posts on it not to mention presentations, pod casts I’ve done, etc. Suffice to say, it hosts lots of content and that content is still growing. About mid-year, I...

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A Population Peek at Housing Demand

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Senior Housing

Real Estate Sales Report Out – Dismal News for Seniors and Senior Housing

The June existing home sales report from the National Association of Realtors paints a depressing picture of the residential real estate market. The release is here: https://www.nar.realtor/newsroom/existing-home-sales-retreated-3-3-in-june-monthly-median-sales-price-reached-second-highest-amount Home sales down 3.3 percent Sales off 18.9%…

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Wednesday Feature: Nostalgia

Every once in a while, something sends me down memory lane. The other evening while sitting on the porch with my wife, she mentioned, “remember when, during the late news, a public service announcement would…

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Health Policy and Economics

Staffing Level Mandate – Update

In this year’s final rule (PPS) for SNFs, CMS indicated that it would delineate proposals for final rule making this spring regarding mandated staffing levels. In the 2023 Final Rule, CMS solicited comment regarding staffing…

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Health Policy and Economics

Jobs Data and Staffing Status Update

With reports from the Bureau of Labor Statistics out this past week, the job market remains relatively strong and healthcare within the market, similarly strong. Unemployment remained at 3.6% and labor participation remained at 62.6%…

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Assisted Living

Friday Feature: The Good Acquisition

Organizational expansion is truly a tale of two options (primarily): add capacity organically (build or start from scratch) or acquire an existing business. Both have pluses and minuses, but when it comes to scale on…

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Assisted Living

Fitch, Life Plan Communities, Mid-Year Update

In December of 2022, Fitch (credit rating agency) issued their outlook for the non-profit, Life Plan (CCRC) sector within the senior housing industry. Fitch outlooks are a primer for creditors seeking to determine lending scales…

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