After Successful Pilot at Signature, SNF Care-Planning Initiative to Expand with $3M Grant — and Eye on Reducing Hospitalizations

Advance care planning has emerged as a key win-win for nursing home operators and their residents, improving quality of life while also helping providers avoid unnecessary and costly rehospitalizations. Backed by a multi-million-dollar grant and adopted by some major players in the skilled nursing space, a program designed to improve advance care planning opportunities — […]

$300M Skilled Nursing Project Planned in CA; Strawberry Fields Expands Again

The Yountville Veterans Home in Yountville, Calif., is looking to build a 240-bed skilled nursing facility to replace three state-licensed care facilities on campus, including two SNFs, the Napa Valley Register reported. The project could cost $300 million, depending on the design process, campus administrator Fred Just told the publication. But he said it would […]

Skilled Nursing Transactions: Stirling Properties, Trinity Healthcare

Stirling Properties Acquired $60M Rehab Hospital Stirling Properties and the Ochsner Clinic Foundation’s joint venture closed on the acquisition of a new Ochsner rehabilitation hospital in Jefferson, La., Canal Street Beat reported. The five-story, 129,875-square-foot medical building will house three health care components: a skilled nursing facility, long-term acute care, and inpatient rehabilitation. Ochsner will be the primary […]