Rise in nursing skilled nursing home bankruptcies

credit card DALLAS: There has been an unusually large number of bankruptcies in the nursing care industry, which has grown rapidly since the onset of the super-aging society.

Too many companies that built housing for elderly people – primarily fee-based homes – adopted a business model that assumed demand would be there.

However, this has resulted in an employee shortage that has caused many facilities to struggle.

There are also worries about the quality of care declining…..

Full story covered in the Seniors Housing & Healthcare Trends.