GE Capital announces $500 million credit for Brookdale Senior Living
Dec 22, 2014
GE Capital’s Healthcare Financial Services said it has helped arrange a $500 million credit facility for Brookdale Senior Living Inc. HFS is administrative agent and GE Capital Markets is sole lead...
Tales from the front: We left the paper trail to gain happier, more productive employees
May 23, 2011
As a Human Resources pro, Traci Hawkins is no stranger to the paperwork headaches that typically accompany staff management.
Advocat reports modest fourth-quarter earnings
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Haymarket Media
Mar 24, 2004
Advocat Inc. reported fourth quarter net income of $2.47 million, compared with a $6.5 million loss in the year-earlier quarter. The company showed fourth-quarter revenues of $52.5 million, compared with...
Unfavorable article against hip device firm holds up in court
Mar 20, 2013
The maker of a device used to protect fragile hip joints in nursing home residents failed to raise sufficient evidence to justify a trade disparagement claim against the author of an unfavorable article,...
Experimental drug prevents blood clots from forming in legs and lungs
Dec 11, 2012
The experimental drug Eliquis prevented blood clots in the legs and lungs and kept them from recurring, according to a new study. Patients who took the medicine were 81% less likely to have symptoms of...
Insulin cartridges recalled by Tandem Diabetes Care
Jan 22, 2014
Tandem Diabetes Care® Inc. initiated a voluntary recall of specific lots of insulin cartridges that are used with the t:slim® Insulin Pump in mid-January. Nearly 5,000 boxes of cartridges are affected.
AHCA promotes LTC Trend Tracker
May 29, 2013
The American Health Care Association showcased LTC Trend Tracker, a web-based software tool, at the Health Aging Forum on May 23. The forum was an interactive session hosted by the Senate Special Committee...
Beverly to sell 10 facilities in home state
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Haymarket Media
Jun 24, 2004
Beverly Enterprises Inc. continues to shrink. The mammoth nursing home chain, which once boasted more than 800 facilities, is in the process of selling 10 of its Arkansas nursing facilities to Perennial...
Construction Specialties introduces wall and door protection
Aug 19, 2014
Construction Specialties Inc. (C/S) has debuted a new line of wall and door protection, Acrovyn by Design and Acrovyn Doors by Design. The products embed high-resolution images and logos as well as simulated...
Researchers ‘stunned’ to find approved cholesterol drug has negligible effect
May 31, 2011
The National Institutes of Health announced it is ending its study of the cholesterol drug Niaspan 18 months early. Tracking results showed the medication had almost no chance of being beneficial to patients,...