MassDevelopment issues $8.5 million tax-exempt bond for Roxbury Crossing
Jan 22, 2014
MassDevelopment has issued an $8.5 million tax-exempt bond for Roxbury Crossing Senior Building Limited Partnership, an affordable senior housing project sponsored by Mission Hill Neighborhood Housing...
Manor Care sale completed
Jan 02, 2008
Following weeks of delay, The Carlyle Group, a global private equity firm, completed the sale of Manor Care Inc. for $6.3 billion, including debt.
CMS: Accident hazards most cited survey flaw
By
Haymarket Media
Oct 22, 2007
Violations of “accident hazards” were the most frequently cited survey flaw across the nation in September, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The agency said 35.2%...
Nursing home resident advocates receive open ears at White House meeting
By
Marty Stempniak
Jan 07, 2019
Advocates for nursing home residents met with White House officials last month to urge them against easing regulations in the field.
FDA should act faster to tighten access to common painkillers, legislators say
By
McKnight's Staff
Feb 20, 2013
The Food and Drug Administration should “act without delay” in tightening access to hydrocodone painkillers such as Vicodin, Congressional lawmakers urged in a recent letter.
Illinois task force offers recommendations to reform nursing home system
Feb 22, 2010
The Nursing Home Safety Task Force commissioned by Illinois Governor Pat Quinn (D) released its recommendations for reforming that state’s long-term care system on Friday.
An LTC hero rises above a deadly natural disaster
May 11, 2022
Cassie Morris, the assistant director of nursing at Mayfield Health and Rehab, the top manager on site at the time, presciently led a practice drill just hours before a major twister hit. That and other...
Non-invasive way to manage urinary incontinence at Oct. 8 webinar
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 18, 2020
Attendees at an Oct. 8 McKnight’s webinar will learn of a new system that fills unmet urinary incontinence needs of long-term care patients and caregivers.
Awards program, tickets set to fete LTC’s Women of Distinction
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 29, 2019
Tickets are now on sale for the first McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program, which will be held May 16 in Chicago.
Warby Parker glasses now available for some MA beneficiaries
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 27, 2018
UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plan users can now access Warby Parker eyewear, the company announced.