Kathleen Steele Gaivin

Genesis Healthcare appears to be correcting its long-time slide in the nursing home sector, confirming this week that the company is adding 34 skilled nursing facilities in Pennsylvania and four in Colorado.

Almost 900,000 RNs are expected to leave the workforce by 2027, according to research released Thursday. Losses among LPNs are less severe.

Among the reasons for failure were gaps in laws and regulations that didn’t consider the rapid spread of disease in workplaces.

Fresh off an initial public offering yielding net proceeds of $423 million, PACS Group is looking for opportunities to expand, CEO Jason Murray said Tuesday during the Farmington, UT-based holding company’s first-ever earnings call.