Voices: John Pliego, Sr. Vice President of Operations – Environmental Services, Healthcare Services Group

This article is sponsored by Healthcare Services Group. In this Voices interview, Skilled Nursing News sits down with John Pliego, Sr. Vice President of Operations – Environmental Services, Healthcare Services Group, to discuss the importance of establishing and maintaining a successful Infection Prevention and Control program and how doing so can elevate resident experience. Skilled […]

‘Tepid’ SNF Recovery, as Home-Based Care Gains Steam, Influencing Non-Clinical Service Providers

As the nursing home industry continues to be pressured by a broad push for home-based care, labor challenges and a continued decline in reimbursements, concern over the long-term impact of industry recovery has bled into financial opinions on non-clinical service providers. One such report issued by financial services company Jefferies Financial Group Inc. suggests these […]

When Nursing Homes Hit Financial Trouble, Vendors Feel the Pinch — and Fight Back

When a skilled nursing provider enters receivership or bankruptcy, the safety and wellbeing of the residents is the top priority for all parties involved. The financial struggles raise questions about the continued provision of necessary care, and the safe transfer of operations becomes paramount. But in many recent SNF bankruptcies, or cases where a SNF […]

Landlords Voluntarily Took Back Seat in Welcov Bankruptcy

To facilitate the transfer of Welcov Healthcare’s 22 skilled nursing facilities to new operators, the provider’s landlords agreed to take a back seat to vendors in the repayment line, with the goal of resolving an unusual bankruptcy proceeding. That’s according to court documents and a recorded hearing, which detail the transfer of operations and the […]

Skilled Nursing Operator Welcov Folds, Transfers 22 Properties

More than 20 skilled nursing facilities operated by Welcov Healthcare are now under the control of new operators, court documents filed Monday show. The chain reached an agreement to formally transfer oversight of 22 SNFs in Minnesota, Wyoming, Iowa, and South Dakota to new operators. Lighthouse Management Group, Inc., a Brighton, Minn.-based consulting firm that […]