CareTrust REIT reports 4Q results

MISSION VIEJO: CareTrust REIT Inc. (CTRE) has reported a key measure of profitability in its fourth quarter.

Funds from operations is a closely watched measure in the REIT industry. It takes net income and adds back items such as depreciation and amortization. Read More »

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Is care environment simply unmanageable?

COLUMBUS: There is a growing body of evidence which suggests the skilled nursing home sector is unmanageable.

Nothing ever gets resolved. The divides never close. Profit vs. not-for-profit; trained staff vs. personal carers; attitudes to care still vary between the dedicated and the indolent; management Read More »

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Seniors housing developers compete for Global Award

NEW YORK: The forty-eighth entry for the seniors housing Global Award for 2015 has been received.

The new high-end senior living complex, Primrose Retirement Communities, has a streetscape cafe (pictured below). Read More »

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Skilled nursing home sector ignoring good governance principles

DARWIN: Every era produces behavior which in a subsequent epoch is seen as unpalatable, reprehensible and legally sanctionable.

Past transgressions include the institutionalisation of the mentally ill, electroshock therapy, and the forced adoption Read More »

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