Massachusetts Regulator Charges Two Firms Employing “Rogue” Brokers Who...
Massachusetts’ securities regulator charged two broker-dealers last month for hiring “rogue” advisors who misused the funds of elderly clients. It’s the first case in which the Massachusetts Secretary...
View ArticleCMS’ Push For Value-Based Purchasing Could Bring Significant Changes for...
CMS’ push for value-based purchasing made big strides in 2016, and facility operators are paying attention. Starting in 2019, CMS’ Skilled Nursing Facility Value-Based Purchasing Program (SNFVBP) will...
View ArticleJudge Grants Injunction on CMS Arbitration Rule, Implementation Halted....
Earlier this month a federal judge issued an order temporarily halting the implementation of CMS’ new rule banning anti-arbitration clauses in nursing home contracts. [Read the order here.] The...
View ArticleFormer Nursing Home Operator Facing Third Jail Stint As New Charges Surface
A former nursing home operator could land back in jail after new allegations that she defrauded an elderly man out of $300,000 in a “bed license” scheme. Martha Bell, who previously ran the Ronald...
View ArticleCourt Permanently Blocks “Persuader” Rule
A federal court on Wednesday permanently blocked the implementation of the Department of Labor’s new “persuader” rule, which would have required employers to notify employees of any consultants...
View ArticleDementia Rates Decline Sharply Among Senior Citizens
This story was originally published by Kaiser Health News, a national health policy news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. A new study finds that the prevalence...
View ArticleOvertime Rule, Value-Based Care and More: What Trump Means for Senior Living
In just under two months, president-elect Donald Trump will take his seat in the Oval Office. Senior living providers, along with everyone else, are waiting to see what the Trump presidency means for...
View ArticleIn Preventive Care, An Opportunity for Operators: Report
Potential opportunities await senior housing operators who adjust their business models to shift more focus to preventative care, according to a report published this month from Alvarez & Marsal....
View ArticleFitch: Private Equity, Foreign Investors Swoop In On Senior Housing
Non-traditional buyers are swooping in to buy U.S. healthcare real estate, including senior housing, according to a Fitch report released last week. These investors come as the largest REITs offload...
View ArticleLaw In Limbo: Judge Halts Overtime Rule, Fate Uncertain
The new overtime rule, just days away from going into effect, was temporarily blocked by a Texas judge last week. The ruling, in concert with the upcoming change in the Oval Office, makes the rule’s...
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