Some liken relations between long-term care operators and the government to a game of cat-and-mouse.
Kindred sells off RehabCare to Select Rehabilitation in blockbuster deal
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 05, 2020
Kindred Healthcare, which swiftly exited the skilled nursing care business a handful of years ago after becoming the second-largest for-profit nursing home chain in the U.S., announced today that it is...
CVS Health ‘well positioned’ to serve LTC with future COVID-19 vaccine
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 06, 2020
Long-term care facilities that receive pharmacy services from CVS Health should have sufficient access to a COVID-19 vaccine, once one is ready, executives stated Wednesday morning.
Hospitals of the future
By
John O'Connor
May 01, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic is taking center court in our professional lives lately.
Heroes of another war
By
Gary Tetz
May 01, 2020
Ed was only 16 years old, but when Pearl Harbor was attacked, he rushed to his local Navy recruiting office to enlist, only to be told he was too young to serve in the military.
Approving TP and hand soap purchases for broke public nursing home lands official in hot water
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 23, 2018
Illinois’ troubled Champaign County Nursing Home racked up another $200,000 in debt in a single month and was down to its last eight rolls of toilet paper.
The LTC payment plan
By
John O'Connor
Jul 04, 2016
There seems to be a common theme emerging at this year’s batch of trade shows. Tips for future success are the rising stars.
Proposed hospital payment measures do not consider post-acute care sufficiently, AHCA tells CMS
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 26, 2014
A potential new Medicare payment measure for hip and knee replacements needs to be revised, or it could limit patients’ access to care, according to the American Health Care Association/National...
Nursing home resident died during evacuation, NY Times reports
By
Tim Mullaney
Nov 25, 2014
A 92-year-old resident died during the evacuation of a nursing home in western New York last week, The New York Times reported Sunday.
Small building proponents embrace Biden’s nursing home overhaul plan
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 07, 2022
The proposed phase-out of multiple-occupancy rooms is crucial to helping prevent uncontrolled infectious disease outbreaks, the Green House Project says.