You’re thinking of doing an assisted living feasibility study – it means that you’re preparing to undertake a major project with significant consequences. On the one hand, congratulations and on…
Tag: Long-Term Care
Assisted Living Market Study – Part Two
Assisted Living Market Study questions often asked . . . for today’s post, I’d like to cover a couple of questions which were not addressed in my prior blog: What…
2016 OIG Work Plan Nursing Homes Mid Year Update
The 2016 OIG Work Plan Nursing Homes has released the “Fiscal Year Work Plan, Mid-Year Update 2016” document, which provides an update to the 2016 OIG Work Plan, which was…
2016 OIG Work Plan-Nursing Homes
The 2016 OIG Work Plan was released on November 2, 2015. The 2016 version weighs in at a slimmer 80 pages versus its more hefty 2015 sibling which was 90…
Senior Housing – What’s in Store for 2015?
Based on data just released, it looks like the outlook for senior housing in 2015 is encouraging. According to the National Investment Center for Senior Housing and Care (NIC) MAP…
Nursing Home Construction Cost – What Are the Drivers?
“What are some key drivers for nursing home construction cost?” It’s a question we get asked and a good one to ponder. With current California skilled nursing construction costs in…
Trends in Senior Living
This month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics released a study entitled Residents Living in Residential Care Facilities: United States 2010. This study, which…
Focus on Skilled Nursing and the 2012 OIG Work Plan
On October 5, 2011, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) published it’s long anticipated (drum roll please) … OIG 2012 Work Plan. For those of you who are not…
Skilled Nursing Facility Financing … the devil is in the details
In part one of my long term care financing post, I discussed types of loans, lenders, borrower qualifications and financing assistance. While the previous post was labeled with assisted living…
Assisted Living Facility Financing … getting started
The other day, I was having lunch with my good friend, Hymie Barber who is the Managing Director for Catalyst/Cambridge Healthcare Finance in Los Angeles. We were fortunate enough to…
Disaster Preparedness – A Must for Every Nursing Home and Assisted Living Facility
Over the past several days, I’ve watched the tragic events unfold in Japan as a result of the massive earthquake and resulting tsunami. The images-photos and videos, served as a…
Skilled Nursing Facility Design Concepts: The Effective Use of Natural Light
As an architect who specializes in designing healthcare projects, namely acute care, nursing homes, and assisted living facilities, I’ve become passionate about what I see as an essential need to…
Hospice, Palliative Care and Death – Why is it so tough to accept?
A few weeks ago, I received word from a very good friend, whom I have known for nearly 30 years that she was dying of cancer. The doctors believed it…
A Nursing Home Administrator, a Healthcare Consultant…but I never knew I was a ‘Middle Boomer’!
Well, I sure didn’t until I read an article the other day which said that “middle boomers” are those individuals who were born between 1952 and 1958. I quickly realized…
