Investment Group BDT & MSD Partners to Acquire Sunrise Senior Living
Senior Housing News
New ownership at one of the largest U.S. senior living operators could change strategy, leadership and staffing across hundreds of communities.
Industry news
Industry news
Long-term care reporting on DON hiring, nurse staffing rules and survey policy, gathered from the trade press - each story with a link to the original.
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Hiring accelerates in September, led by healthcare / education, but long-term care sees job losses, too
McKnight's Senior Living
Long-term care lost jobs even as overall healthcare hiring grew, a sign of continued pressure on nurse recruiting, retention and agency use.
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Outside chains like RegalCare transformed Mass. nursing homes. Quality fell.
The Boston Globe
An investigation links out-of-state chain ownership to falling quality in Massachusetts, which points to more scrutiny of operators and their staffing decisions.
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Lawmakers push anti-fraud bill as senior living industry calls for balanced enforcement
A proposed anti-fraud bill could add compliance and reporting duties for senior living operators. Industry groups are pushing for enforcement that does not overreach.
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Senior Care AI Company Inspiren Raises $70M in New Funding Round
Senior Housing News
A $70M round shows investors back AI monitoring that promises faster staff response and fall detection, which is worth evaluating for nursing workflows.
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Nursing Home Surveys Falling ‘Significantly Short’ in NJ, As Hiring Freezes and Loss of Staff Plague State Agencies
Skilled Nursing News
New Jersey's short-staffed survey agency is missing inspection deadlines, so surveys there may be delayed, backlogged and harder to predict.
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‘Tsunami’ of Behavioral Health Challenges Amid OIG’s Antipsychotics Work Plan Seen Impacting QMs and Reimbursement in Nursing Homes
OIG's focus on antipsychotics, as behavioral health needs rise, means prescribing practices and documentation could hit quality measures, surveys and reimbursement.
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Nursing Home Jobs Nearly Flat in August as Healthcare Hiring Slows
Flat August hiring suggests the nursing home workforce recovery is stalling, so keeping current staff may matter more than recruiting to cover shifts.
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How Nursing Homes Can Prepare for the Risk-Based Survey Era Amid Lingering Underfunding and Surveyor Subjectivity
Risk-based surveys change how inspectors pick which facilities to target, so preparation still matters even with underfunding and inconsistent surveyors.
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Inside the Litigation Impact of CMS’ New Risk-Based Survey Process on Nursing Homes
Changes to how CMS picks and runs surveys could change the deficiency records plaintiffs' attorneys rely on, which raises the stakes of survey preparation.
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Nursing Home Executive Salaries Rise in 2026, With Executive Directors/CEOs Seeing a 4.08% Increase
Executive salary data gives administrators a benchmark for leadership pay and shows wage pressure continuing across nursing home management roles.
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Nursing Home Laws That Reduced Legal Risk Were Linked to Lower Staffing Levels
DocWireNews
Research linking tort reform to lower staffing suggests reduced litigation risk can weaken incentives to staff up, relevant as states revisit liability rules.
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'Risk-based survey' nursing home inspection process raises concerns despite some support
Newsday
A risk-based model would ease inspections for strong performers while advocates warn problems could go unseen; your compliance history may decide your survey intensity.
Industry headlines from other publications. Each links to the original reporting on the publisher's own site.