The Ensign Group acquired the real estate and operations of a post-acute care campus in Tempe, Arizona, that includes the 62-bed skilled nursing facility Tempe Post Acute and the senior living center Desert Marigold Senior Living of Tempe. With the acquisition, Ensign’s portfolio grew to 226 health care operations, 24 of which include assisted living, across thirteen states.

Barry Port, chief executive officer of Ensign, said they are excited to add this well-respected health care campus to their mature operations in the Phoenix market. Mr. Port also said that since this the first transaction since the . . .

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Disability Support & Long Term Care Services

Disability and long-term care refers to institutional and community-based care that support individuals with activities of daily living and services related to age or disability. Over the past decade, there has been an increase in the changes and challenges affecting the disability support and long-term care market markets—the move to managed care and subsequently value-based care, the shift to home- and community-based care, the increase in the aging population, and new workforce challenges.


The use of telehealth reported by older adults using long-term services and supports (LTSS) varies with their type of housing. Among those living in the community, 39% reported telehealth use. Among those in residential settings, such as assisted living, 34% reported telehealth use. Among nursing home residents, 20% reported using telehealth. The analysis was based on data from the 2021-2022 National Core Indicators-Aging and Disabilities Adult Consumer Survey for LTSS users aged 65 years and… Read