Carstens enters into agreement with HPSI Purchasing Services
Mar 25, 2014
Carstens Inc. is entering into a three-year agreement with HPSI Purchasing Services, with the latter selling Carstens’ products in long-term care and skilled nursing facilities.
Aviv REIT acquires 9 SNFs
Mar 25, 2014
Aviv REIT, Inc. has bought nine skilled nursing facilities in Kentucky and Iowa, in two separate transactions, for $48.5 million.
Panel: SNF care will become more of a value proposition
By
John O'Connor
Mar 18, 2014
Long-term care operators will face additional pressure to improve, said William Shrank, Ph.D., chief scientific officer for CVS/Caremark, on Monday. His comments came at the 2014 National Investment Center...
Pest control company pleads guilty to misapplying poison and cover-up in nursing homes
By
Tim Mullaney
Mar 18, 2014
The owner of a pest control company has pleaded guilty to endangering nursing home residents by improperly applying a pesticide and engaging in a cover-up, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday.
Avalere Health welcomes Fuller
Mar 14, 2014
Brian Fuller began as a director at Avalere Health in early March.
Providers could lose Medicaid money and patient information due to ICD-10 transition, researchers find
By
Tim Mullaney
Mar 13, 2014
Healthcare providers could experience financial and information losses when they make the mandated transition to the new International Classification of Diseases coding system in October, according to...
Lifespace chooses Bentley
Mar 11, 2014
Sloan Bentley is the new president and CEO at Lifespace Communities in Des Moines, IA.
Infection detection
By
Julie Williamson
Mar 01, 2014
Prompt treatment and novel therapies hasten wound healing, but steady (even if slow) is still the overall goal when it comes to keeping wounds free from infection
State News
Mar 01, 2014
HAWAII — One of the most expensive states in the country for long-term care is staring down the barrel of dwindling budgets and a rapidly growing elderly population. Officials are taking proactive measures...
Hospice co-owner charged with upcoding, obstruction
By
Julie Williamson
Mar 01, 2014
An Illinois hospice company owner was charged with Medicare and Medicaid fraud after allegedly falsifying levels of care.