Kindred spends $700M with Ventas to ready for SNF exit
By
Jan 06, 2017
Kindred Healthcare Inc. has entered into an agreement to purchase 36 skilled nursing facilities from Ventas ahead of its exit from the skilled nursing sector, the provider announced in November.
Profile: Benjamin A. Breier
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 06, 2017
Benjamin A. Breier may be at the helm of one of long-term care’s industry giants as the president and CEO of Kindred Healthcare. But in one big way, he’s similar to many of his employees. Work-life...
Hearing aid company promotes devices
Jan 04, 2017
iHEAR Medical Inc. is offering advanced hearing solutions featuring high quality sound, the company said.
Senior Living Investment Brokerage arranges sale of Illinois facility
Jan 04, 2017
Woodridge Supportive Living in Pontiac, IL, which was created as an alternative to skilled nursing for seniors, has been sold to an assisted living and memory care provider.
From compliance personnel to compliance tech
By
Jesse Wood
Dec 23, 2016
Business process management systems are playing a shining new role in healthcare situations, especially for compliance officers and personnel.
Naughty or Nice?
By
Renee Kinder
Dec 22, 2016
If left up to me this holiday season, I vote let them be NAUGHTY.
Landlord’s plans to turn SNF into condos led to residents’ deaths, lawsuit claims
By
Dec 22, 2016
An embattled New York nursing home operator is facing a lawsuit that claims its “fraudulent” pattern of purchasing nursing homes with the intent to flip them into condominiums led to some residents’...
Making moments count
By
Martie Moore
Dec 21, 2016
As a professional caregiver, you see, hear and experience the story of the lives before you, and not just the shell of an aging body. Your actions do not make the evening news, but they should.
Tackling the not-so-clean touchscreen
By
Melanie Waddell
Dec 21, 2016
Healthcare professionals recognize that long-term care facilities should be a safe haven for healing, not a breeding ground for germs. But there is an unexpected, omnipresent culprit lurking and often...
Historic effort underway to build future generation of aging services leaders
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 21, 2016
Federal lawmakers often seem to look down on aging care professionals, but it might not be long before they’re looking up to them to learn how to get things done.