Net Health entered into an agreement to acquire Optima Healthcare Solutions last week. The deal is expected to close in July. Optima offers cloud-based electronic medical record software for contract therapy...
Paving the way to a dizziness cure, scientists regenerate inner ear cells in mice
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 09, 2019
Scientists have successfully restored balance in mice using a technique they say could potentially be applied to humans in the future.
Some prostate cancer treatments may raise risk for dementia, investigators find
By
John O'Connor
Jul 08, 2019
Older prostate cancer patients receiving hormone-blocking treatments may face a heightened dementia risk, according to a federally-funded study.
Why don’t they accept your job offers? It’s often a close call
By
John O'Connor
Jun 30, 2019
When unemployment rates are at a 50-year low and the economy is roaring, it’s a game changer. And not in a good way.
Questions about PDPM, therapy and coding still stirring 3 months out
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 30, 2019
With exactly three months until the launch of a groundbreaking new payment methodology, many in the long-term care industry are still looking for answers to key questions about coding and therapy services...
SNF receives $104M in financing
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Elizabeth Newman
Jun 26, 2019
Workmen’s Circle Multicare Center, a skilled nursing facility in Bronx, NY, has received $104.27 million in financing, Berkadia announced.
Blood test for Alzheimer’s may simplify diagnoses, reduce need for invasive tests
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 25, 2019
A blood test to detect Alzheimer’s disease may reduce the need for more costly, specialized and invasive diagnostic procedures.
Alzheimer’s signs may be evident decades before onset: Family history is key
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 23, 2019
Signs of Alzheimer’s disease may show up four decades before onset, according to a web-based study of 60,000 individuals.
Nursing home’s fate in the hands of tax-district voters
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 23, 2019
Public resistance to an incremental tax rate increase could spell the end of a 50-year run for a public nursing home in Missouri. Voters are being asked to approve a 21-cent increase for every $100 in...
Who needs introverts? We do!
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Julie Thorson
Jun 20, 2019
As a recovering extrovert, I’ve been thinking a lot about how we all work together.