Two more states step in to help Skyline residents, staff
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 08, 2018
Arkansas and Pennsylvania were the latest states to seize control of facilities associated with the collapsing Skyline Healthcare nursing home chain. At least 76 Skyline-run facilities — some operating...
Hospital chain will own HCR
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 08, 2018
Welltower Inc. and hospital operator ProMedica are acquiring Quality Care Properties Inc. for nearly $2 billion in an 80/20 deal. QCP was in the process of purchasing HCR ManorCare, which is emerging from...
Department of Justice agrees to Louisiana plan to reassess mental health patients in nursing homes
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 08, 2018
The Louisiana Department of Health has agreed to create a new plan for community-based mental health services after the U.S. Department of Justice argued the state’s use of nursing homes to treat...
Colorado builder wants long-term care at heart of mixed-housing community
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 08, 2018
After falling victim to the 2008 recession and watching housing trends shift over the last decade, a Colorado developer now wants to make long-term care a big part of his 27-acre project.
Campaign recruits millennials to take up long-term care torch
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 08, 2018
A national aging services organization on Thursday launched a new campaign aimed at bringing a new generation of caregiving advocates into the fold.
Coalition analysis shows 1 in 5 nursing home residents still getting antipsychotics
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 07, 2018
Approximately 20% of nursing home residents — more than 250,000 nationwide — are still receiving antipsychotic drugs as part of their long-term care treatment, according to an analysis of federal data...
Ventas execs: SNFs less than 1%, and we’re not looking back
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 07, 2018
Between a 2015 spin off and the sale last year of almost all its remaining skilled nursing facilities, Ventas has just 1% of its business left in the segment.
New quality-improvement project focuses on measuring what matters to patients
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 07, 2018
Are people with diabetes more concerned with lowering their A1C levels or walking to the corner market? Would they rather see improvement in BMI or be able to spend more time with family members?
Gone fishin’ in a Utah parking lot
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 06, 2018
John Gibson had never been fishing, and at his age, getting to a river or out on the boat wouldn’t be an easy outing.
HHS chief pushes ‘lowest-cost appropriate’ settings in AHCA speech
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 06, 2018
Human and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar on Tuesday outlined critical areas of focus his agency will pursue as it ushers in value-based transformation and a new wave of graying Baby Boomers approaches...