Sabra, LTC Properties Execs: Skilled Nursing Faces ‘Slog’ in 2023, High-Acuity Care an Opportunity

The coming year will be “a bit of a slog” for skilled nursing, but operating and financial headwinds should ease over the course of 2023. That’s the viewpoint of Rick Matros, CEO of Sabra Health Care REIT (Nasdaq: SBRA), which owns 270 skilled nursing and transitional care properties, along with senior living, behavioral health and […]

FDA Grants Accelerated Approval for Alzheimer’s Drug, CMS Coverage at Issue

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, the second of a new category of medications. Given the high prevalence of dementia within nursing homes, any new treatments for Alzheimer’s or similar conditions would shape care and services that providers deliver. Nearly 50% of nursing home residents have a […]