A company that operates retirement communities is setting up its own Medicare plan for residents.
NeighborCare buys Connecticut-based pharmacy
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Haymarket Media
Jun 09, 2004
NeighborCare Inc. bought a Connecticut-based Medicine Centre LLC, a long-term care pharmacy serving nursing homes and assisted living facilities Monday. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
GE Capital announces $500 million credit for Brookdale Senior Living
Dec 22, 2014
GE Capital’s Healthcare Financial Services said it has helped arrange a $500 million credit facility for Brookdale Senior Living Inc. HFS is administrative agent and GE Capital Markets is sole lead...
Tales from the front: We left the paper trail to gain happier, more productive employees
May 23, 2011
As a Human Resources pro, Traci Hawkins is no stranger to the paperwork headaches that typically accompany staff management.
Advocat reports modest fourth-quarter earnings
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Haymarket Media
Mar 24, 2004
Advocat Inc. reported fourth quarter net income of $2.47 million, compared with a $6.5 million loss in the year-earlier quarter. The company showed fourth-quarter revenues of $52.5 million, compared with...
Slow gardener, fast study
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Tim Mullaney
Aug 01, 2013
Stephen McAlilly, CEO and president, Mississippi Methodist Senior Services
Unfavorable article against hip device firm holds up in court
Mar 20, 2013
The maker of a device used to protect fragile hip joints in nursing home residents failed to raise sufficient evidence to justify a trade disparagement claim against the author of an unfavorable article,...
Experimental drug prevents blood clots from forming in legs and lungs
Dec 11, 2012
The experimental drug Eliquis prevented blood clots in the legs and lungs and kept them from recurring, according to a new study. Patients who took the medicine were 81% less likely to have symptoms of...
Clinical briefs for Monday, June 28
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 28, 2021
To save itself, Medicare could deny coverage of controversial new Alzheimer’s drug, expert predicts … Aduhelm most appropriate for early dementia, MCI, experts say … Eli Lilly to seek early approval...
Study probes bouts of lucidity among those with dementia
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Donna Shryer
Jun 09, 2024
A recent study published in The Gerontologist sheds light on a phenomenon that many caregivers of seniors with severe dementia have witnessed: moments of unexpected clarity or recognition, often called...