Q: How did senior housing perform in the last quarter of 2013?
A: The numbers overall were good, in terms of continued recovery and strength of market fundamentals. In particular, occupancy was up again,...
Noble Biomaterials announces call for research proposals
Mar 04, 2014
Noble Biomaterials Inc., which makes X-STATIC® Antimicrobial Technology, has issued a call for research proposals “to generate hard evidence supporting the need for soft surface bacterial management...
Court expresses concern over Omnicare drug packaging practices but dismisses False Claims suit
By
Tim Mullaney
Feb 26, 2014
A whistleblower exposed disturbing drug packaging practices being used by long-term care pharmacy Omnicare Inc., but the charges don’t fall under the False Claims Act, a federal appeals court recently...
Pfizer study reveals pneumonia drug effective for the elderly
Feb 25, 2014
Pfizer Inc. said it is planning on presenting the results of its Community-Acquired Pneumonia Immunization Trial in Adults study next month, and that it may have significant impact on preventing community-acquired...
CodeSmart releases new reference tool
Feb 25, 2014
CodeSmart Holdings Inc. is launching the CDI Smart™ Software and Smart Code™ Reference Tool during the HIMSS 2014 Annual Conference this week in Orlando, FL.
McKnight’s Online Expo a month away
Feb 25, 2014
The McKnight’s Online Expo will take place March 26 and 27, with five webcasts from long-term care leaders.
Joint venture investment comes to Wellmore
Feb 25, 2014
Cushman & Wakefield’s Senior Housing Capital Markets Group has arranged for a $35.5 million capitalization of Wellmore at Tega Cay in South Carolina, the company announced.
Rains joins new CPP group
Feb 25, 2014
Catherine Rains has become a solutions consultant at CPP’s Professional Services Group. CPP is the exclusive publisher of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.
Blanchette begins at Kindred
Feb 21, 2014
C. Scott Blanchette began as Kindred Healthcare’s chief information officer this week.
Nursing homes’ security threatened by information posted to hacker website
By
Tim Mullaney
Feb 19, 2014
Documents posted to a file-sharing website could have been used to steal medical record and credit card information from three nursing homes in New York state, according to a Tuesday report in the Wall...