HCP Inc. will spin off HCR ManorCare, its skilled nursing and assisted living portfolio, into an independent real estate investment trust, the company announced Monday.
Beverly Enterprises gets new name, three-member board
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Haymarket Media
Mar 22, 2006
Beverly Enterprises Inc. is no more. The one-time gargantuan among nursing home providers has changed its name to Golden Gate National Senior Care.
Seniors on common maintenance drugs face fewer COVID-19 risks, NIH study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 20, 2022
Drugs used regularly in the long-term care population may help prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection and poor COVID-19 outcomes, investigators say.
Drive Medical integrating with DeVilbiss Healthcare
Aug 18, 2015
Drive Medical has completed much of its plan to integrate DeVilbiss Healthcare, the company announced.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, June 16
By
Alicia Lasek
Jun 16, 2021
NIH spotlights promising nasal spray antibody treatment for COVID … Anticoagulation therapy linked to lower COVID death rates: study … Spurned LTC pharmacies push again to receive Provider Relief Funds...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Oct. 6
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 06, 2021
Older adults less likely to recover smell, taste after COVID illness than their under-40 peers … CDC: Reduce citations with these antibiotic stewardship tools … Unvaccinated student nurses face disenrollment...
Clinical briefs for Friday, Sept. 10
By
Amy Novotney
Sep 10, 2021
WHO Director calls on U.S. and other wealthy countries to hold off on booster shots … NIH adds two new centers to its research network of Alzheimer’s and related dementias … 83% of blood donors have...
Mintz moves to CareServ
Mar 22, 2016
Charlie Mintz is the new director of business development at CareServ Technologies.
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Feb. 8
By
Alicia Lasek
Feb 07, 2023
Researchers identify weak links in nursing homes’ COVID defenses … NIH: Early eye injections delay but don’t improve vision loss in diabetic retinopathy … Nearly 4 in 10 U.S. households were sick...
New footwear sanitizing system released
Sep 30, 2014
Best Sanitizers Inc. has announced the HACCP SmartStep™ Footwear Sanitizing System. The system reduces cross-contamination from footwear for employees working in labs, clean rooms or in pharmaceutical...