Skilled nursing operators Ascension and St. Joseph exploring merger to become biggest hospital owner
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 12, 2017
Two major hospital operators with a significant stake in long-term care could combine to create the largest U.S. hospital owner.
Researchers look to hallucinogens to ease end-of-life anxieties
Apr 16, 2010
It turns out some scientists are saying, “yes,” to drugs. Physicians and researchers are reevaluating hallucinogens like psilocybin, the psychotropic ingredient found in mushrooms, for their...
Fire kills three in Tennessee retirement home
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Haymarket Media
Jan 22, 2004
A fire killed three residents and injured 12 people at a Maryville, TN retirement home Tuesday night. Privately-owned Home Away from Home Inc. housed 15 residents in a converted one-floor house devoid...
Also in the News for Tuesday, Sept. 18
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Marty Stempniak
Sep 17, 2018
Florence knocks out power at NC nursing home for 15 hours, forces resident relocation … New legislation will require skilled nursing facilities to be more transparent about ownership … FDA unveils...
CNAs’ failure to change gloves may be upping contamination, infection rates
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Sep 08, 2017
Certified nursing assistants frequently fail to change their gloves, leaving nearly half of the surfaces they touch within nursing homes contaminated, a new study shows.
Many carrying noxious bacteria within
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 05, 2017
More than a quarter of skilled nursing facility residents have multidrug-resistant bacteria — including E. coli — lurking within them, Columbia University researchers found.
CMS shouldn’t rely on accreditation surveys for hospice quality, report says
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Jun 30, 2015
Accreditation surveys are not a guarantee that hospice providers are meeting federal or state requirements, according to a new report from the Office of the Inspector General.
Kindred earnings soar in first quarter
May 08, 2008
Profits at Kindred Healthcare Inc., one of the nation’s largest nursing home chains, shot up by 87% in the quarter ending March 31, 2008, to nearly $15 million, as the company performed higher than...
Largest U.S. long-term care association kicks off 62nd annual convention Sunday
Sep 15, 2011
The American Health Care Association will open its annual convention and expo Sunday at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas. The event, which attracts upwards of 5,000 long-term care owners, operators,...
Marketing clearance announced for flu tests
Oct 03, 2017
Alere Inc. said its Alere i Influenza A & B 2 test has received 510(k) marketing clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the detection of influenza A and B infection in children and adults.