Jerry Doerhoff has been approved as administrator of Sunnyview Nursing Home and Apartments in Trenton, MO. The community is operated by the Grundy County Nursing Home District Board of Directors. Members...
Start-up Ignite Medical gets hospital backing in new deal
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 17, 2019
Upscale rehab provider Ignite Medical Resorts and the University of Kansas Health System have partnered as owners of the revamped Kansas City Transitional Care Center. Now operating as Ignite Medical Resort,...
Ensign picks up No. 202
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 17, 2019
The Ensign Group Inc. recently acquired the real estate and operations of Temple View Transitional Care Center, a 119-bed skilled nursing facility in Rexburg, ID. It brings Ensign’s portfolio to 202...
Border dressing payoff for both patients and providers
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 17, 2019
A new international study finds that five-layer silicone border dressings already shown to effectively prevent pressure injuries in long-term care also can result in major dollar savings for providers....
Key factors in remote wound monitoring
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 17, 2019
Combining negative pressure wound therapy with remote monitoring and the support of a virtual therapy specialist helped three patients manage their wounds post-discharge. A pilot study published in Wounds...
3M wraps KCI deal
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 16, 2019
3M has completed its acquisition of Acelity Inc. and its KCI wound care subsidiaries for about $6.7 billion. The transaction was announced Oct. 11, adding the advanced wound care and specialty surgical...
Prime Care Tech upgrades with app and predictive tools
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 16, 2019
Prime Care Technologies has released a mobile app and new predictive tools for its primeVIEW application. The company’s cloud-based business intelligence application for post-acute care integrates...
APIC releases ‘5 Second Rule’ podcast
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 16, 2019
A new podcast from The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, APIC, looks to provide clinicians with easy-to-use information about infection prevention strategies. The...
Marquis Health completes Pennsylvania reno
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 16, 2019
Marquis Health Services, Providence Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center has completed a $3 million renovation of its 129-bed skilled nursing facility in Yeadon, PA. Located on the campus of Mercy Fitzgerald...
Bonafide consolidates to attract LTC, acute clients
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Kimberly Marselas
Oct 16, 2019
Bonafide Management Systems, a DME software provider long geared toward home health, is combining with Next Level 11 and Next Project11 to attract long-term care and acute clients. The new company will...