Students surprise CCRC residents with haul of 30,000 pieces of candy for Halloween
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Oct 31, 2016
A North Carolina continuing care retirement community got a little help from local students last week in preparing for their annual Trick or Treat Extravaganza — nearly 30,000 pieces of Halloween candy.
Texas provider to pay $5.3 million to settle allegations of substandard care
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Oct 26, 2016
A Texas-based skilled nursing chain has agreed to pay $5.3 million to settle claims that it provided substandard and “worthless” services at some of its facilities, federal officials announced...
Update to tablet counter devices released
Oct 19, 2016
Kirby Lester, a division of Capsa Solutions LLC, said it has released an update to its tablet counter devices, KL1 and KL1Plus, for retail, hospital outpatient and LTC pharmacies.
Maine Veterans Homes chooses PBJ feature
Oct 18, 2016
Maine Veterans’ Homes has implemented the Attendance on Demand system’s Payroll-Based Journal feature through working with partner Cincinnati Time of Maine (Portland, ME).
Four communities sold in $1.15 billion deal
Oct 18, 2016
Four senior living communities were sold in a $1.15 billion deal brokered by CBRE Capital Markets in Los Angeles, according to local reports.
SNF operator, exec, to pay $2.5 million in false therapy claims case
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Oct 17, 2016
A Massachusetts-based skilled nursing operator and its director of long-term care have agreed to pay $2.5 million to resolve allegations that the company submitted inflated Medicare claims for therapy...
SNF, feds resolve dispute over sign language interpreter access
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Oct 14, 2016
A Pennsylvania nursing home has reached a resolution with federal officials in a dispute over the facility’s ability to provide a sign language interpreter for a prospective resident.
SNF under investigation for resident’s drowning death during Hurricane Matthew
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Oct 13, 2016
A South Carolina skilled nursing facility is being investigated after one of its residents drowned just outside its doors during Hurricane Matthew.
Education companies acquired
Oct 11, 2016
Relias Learning has bought Swank HealthCare and AHC media, allowing it to enter the acute care online education market.
Tamper-evident cap released
Oct 11, 2016
Medi-Dose Inc./EPS Inc. has released a new tamper-evident cap for metric-only oral syringes.