With Captive REIT Valued at $1B, Ensign Ready to Build on Solid Q4 Results

With the company’s newly launched captive REIT valued at $1 billion and Covid-19 pressures starting to moderate, leaders with The Ensign Group (Nasdaq: ENSG) plan to bolster operations and expand in 2022. A third-party appraiser has valued Standard Bearer Healthcare REIT at $1 billion, Ensign announced in conjunction with its Q4 2021 earnings results. The […]

COVID-Related Wage Increases Haven’t Curbed Turnover

Staffing demands from COVID-19 spurred a national 7.13% increase in hourly wages for certified nursing aides (CNAs) this year according to a report published by the Hospital & Healthcare Compensation Service (HCS). The spike outpaced a 2020 increase of 4.76%. Non-certified nurse aides saw the highest raise at 7.98%, up from 4.24% in 2020. Despite […]