American Senior Communities execs out after FBI raid
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Oct 05, 2015
Two more American Senior Communities executives have left the company in the wake of last month’s FBI raid, which led to the termination of the company’s CEO.
ASPE creating reports to develop policy for assisted living
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Haymarket Media
Jan 15, 2004
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary of Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) is funding research projects on assisted living to help mold federal policy for the...
Providers applaud CMS proposal to cover advance care planning
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Jul 10, 2015
Long-term care organizations are applauding a proposal released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services that would reimburse healthcare practitioners for discussing advance care planning with patients.
New approach supports comprehensive advance care planning in nursing homes
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Alicia Lasek (f3)
Apr 28, 2022
A comprehensive advance care planning model was highly rated by residents or their proxies, and linked to decreased use of antimicrobials, investigators say.
Hanger Orthopedic Group to acquire Accelerated Care Plus
Oct 29, 2010
Hanger Orthopedic Group recently announced it will acquire Accelerated Care Plus, in a deal valued at $155 million. ACP is a leading provider of integrated clinical programs for sub-acute and long-term...
‘Secret’ report alleges massive ASC fraud had 20 more co-conspirators, $20 million more in losses
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James M. Berklan
Aug 10, 2020
One of the largest nursing home-related fraud stories of the last decade, involved the top executive of Indiana’s largest publicly owned SNF company, American Senior Communities, and four others being...
Communication and collaboration yields a reduction in behaviors
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Janean Kinzie
Oct 25, 2021
Reducing antipsychotic medication use in long-term care residents has been a focus for both nursing home operators and practitioners for nearly 10 years since the launch of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid...
Shore Capital sells infusion therapy company
Dec 03, 2013
Shore Capital Partners, a private equity firm, has sold its home infusion therapy portfolio company, SCP Specialty Infusion, to AxelaCare Health Solutions.
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News earns Gold again, plus 6 other ASBPE awards
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James M. Berklan
Apr 16, 2021
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News has been honored with seven top regional awards in the 2021 American Society of Business Publication Editors’ Azbee Awards.
KCI markets dressing kit for diabetic wound care
Mar 10, 2009
KCI has announced the launch of its new V.A.C. GranuFoam Bridge Dressing Kit. The product is designed to protect intact skin around chronic wounds.