Construction on the newest community of Dominion Senior Living will begin soon in Bristol, TN.
Staring down the Alzheimer’s diagnosis
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 25, 2023
Alzheimer’s disease may be among the most-feared diagnoses for people of a certain age, one that for many has been instantaneously life-altering. But today’s patients will force us to see it through...
Indecision: Sinking ships and endangering lives
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 20, 2021
Will Congress continue to turn a deaf ear to the nursing home crisis if residents are dying for want of stability, if hospitals are backed up and unable to discharge patients for lack of admitting facilities?
Lawmakers demand ‘secret’ nursing home rankings see daylight
By
Marty Stempniak
Jun 21, 2018
Following a bombshell report released earlier this week, federal lawmakers are demanding that the Department of Veterans Affairs release once-hidden information about care quality at its nursing homes.
Iowa transgender stroke patient finds nursing home — after $140,000 in costs
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 16, 2016
After four months, a 52-year-old transgender stroke victim has been admitted to a nursing home in Iowa. But it cost a hospital $142,000, according to local reports.
Lancaster Pollard announces deals
Aug 18, 2015
Lancaster Pollard recently helped The Lutheran Care Network refinance a New York facility with a $12.3 million loan. The loan was insured by the FHA Sec. 232/223(f) program.
GAO outlines state efforts to improve consumer protections in assisted living facilities
By
Haymarket Media
May 28, 2004
The General Accounting Office has released a 44-page report identifying specific state efforts to improve consumer protections in assisted living facilities. The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging...
Changing perceptions one laugh at a time
By
Jack York
Sep 28, 2018
The next time you find out someone you know has been diagnosed with dementia just be real with them (as Brian taught me). Ask questions, listen, don’t pity them.
New SNF unit opens in Florida
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 15, 2019
Lee Health has opened a freestanding skilled nursing unit at Gulf Coast Medical Center in Fort Myers, FL, earlier this month.
Trinity Health welcomes new partnership with St. Joseph’s
Jul 14, 2015
St. Joseph’s Health, located in Syracuse, NY, is now a member of Trinity Health.