Building an Edge: SNF Operators Innovate Through Establishing Specialty Services, Public-Private Partnerships

Against the backdrop of economic and staffing challenges still facing the nursing home sector, operators are seeking business innovations that are community-centered and that expand their health care offerings through unique public-private partnerships and financial arrangements. The innovations include transition into a nonprofit model, creative ways to use state and federal dollars, and addition of […]

5 Skilled Nursing Providers to Watch in 2023

With reporting from Tim Mullaney and Zahida Siddiqi With the number of nursing home beds in decline across the United States — and providers large and small divesting of facilities, exiting the industry or shutting down completely — some organizations are finding ways to grow. Expansion is one theme uniting this year’s skilled nursing providers […]

Vivage, Beecan Merge to Create Network of 42 Skilled Nursing Facilities in Colorado

Colorado-based Vivage Senior Living announced its merger with Beecan Health Colorado, bringing together 42 skilled nursing communities under one integrated network of care. That’s nearly 3,600 combined licensed beds across the state of Colorado, Vivage said in a statement. The companies chose to merge their Colorado footprint in order to reach more people in need […]

Nursing Home Construction, Transactions Up Against Procedural Backlogs

The future of skilled nursing facility construction and transactions is tied up in state licensing procedures like certificate of need (CON) approvals, with some operators at a standstill due to application backlog during the early months of the pandemic. A backup of applications, which are required in several states to build any health care building […]