Senior living finance and strategy conference kicks off
Sep 05, 2014
The 2014 Ziegler Senior Living Finance + Strategy Conference takes place Wednesday through Friday and will focus on cutting-edge finance and strategic positioning trends affecting senior living providers....
Quality care at hand
By
Julie Williamson
Jan 03, 2012
From tablets to smartphones, mobile technology is now an affordable way to spend more time with a resident while boosting efficiency for the caregiver.
Laundry/housekeeping feature: Helping hands
By
Liza Berger
Mar 09, 2007
More nursing homes are beginning to see the benefits of contracting out their laundry and housekeeping services.
Guardian Pharmacy adds EPS, Patient Care Pharmacy Services
Mar 24, 2015
Guardian Pharmacy LLC has added Extensive Pharmaceutical Services of Kinston, NC, and Patient Care Pharmacy Services of Port Charlotte, FL.
Hospice provider must pay $6M to settle False Claims Act allegations
By
Marty Stempniak
Dec 17, 2018
An Atlanta-based hospice provider will pay almost $6 million to settle allegations of providing care to patients who weren’t dying.
FDA approves first biosimilar treatment
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 06, 2015
The Food and Drug Administration approved its first biosimilar product in March, opening the door for more costly drug alternatives.
Aide fired after refusing to pray is not entitled to $70,000 award, appeals court rules
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 12, 2014
A Mississippi nursing home did not violate the law by firing an aide who refused to pray the rosary with a resident, according to a recent appeals court ruling that overturned a nearly $70,000 verdict.
Device-ordering startup nabs $5.5M to fuel nationwide expansion
Mar 27, 2018
A startup company that’s aiming to simplify patients’ ordering of supplies, after they leave a nursing home, is going national. Parachute Health recently announced that it has raised some $5.5...
Kwalu, Clorox team up for a clean finish
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 05, 2015
Long-term care furniture company Kwalu and Clorox Healthcare have announced a joint marketing venture that will promote disinfectants on non-porous furnishings.
Researchers: Company’s ultrasound scans could lead to better wound care
By
Haymarket Media
Mar 07, 2007
Better preventive wound care may be accomplished with the use of high-resolution ultrasound imaging, according to researchers in two separate studies.