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It is well known that the aging of the population is driving demand for senior housing services. What is less well known is that a significant number of those seniors do not have the financial [...]

With more Americans gaining health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, and with the nation’s population continuing to get older, many analysts project increases in healthcare spending in the [...]

Because of the continued aging of the nation’s population, demand for senior housing is increasing across the country, and is projected to do so for many years to come. This dynamic is giving [...]

As more senior housing communities are built to meet growing demand for their services, competition in the sector is increasing. Communities are taking different avenues to address this. Some [...]

The Federal Reserve just released its August Beige Book, which summarizes economic activity in the central bank’s twelve districts. The summary was positive, if somewhat underwhelming. The Beige [...]

The Department of Labor released its August jobs report, and the numbers are substantially lower than economists projected. Since the Federal Reserve considers labor market growth a primary [...]

Earlier this year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) temporarily suspended its recovery audit contractor (RAC) program while it clears up a lengthy backlog of Medicare claim [...]

The Big Three healthcare real estate investment trusts (REITs), Health Care REIT Inc., HCP Inc., and Ventas Inc., are all very active in the senior housing market this year. Health Care REIT [...]

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), a primary cause of improper Medicare payments to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) is the submission of incorrect [...]

The numerous acquisitions taking place in the senior housing sector, and the large amount of ongoing construction in the industry, continues to demonstrate the appeal of senior housing assets. [...]