PharMerica, Kindred settle in Amgen kickback lawsuit
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John Hall
Aug 24, 2015
PharMerica Corp. and Kindred Healthcare have agreed in principle to out-of-court settlements in a whistleblower suit that implicated the companies in alleged massive kickback schemes involving a popular...
Brookdale settles with EEOC for $112,000 in disability accommodation case
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Aug 19, 2015
A Denver senior living provider will pay $112,500 to settle a lawsuit that claims it failed to provide accommodations for, and subsequently fired, an employee with fibromyalgia.
Nursing home giant Signature Healthcare pushes into insurance industry
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Aug 19, 2015
Signature Healthcare, one of the country’s largest nursing facility companies, is quickly nearing its entry into the health insurance business. Enrollment for Signature Healthcare residents will...
Drive Medical integrating with DeVilbiss Healthcare
Aug 18, 2015
Drive Medical has completed much of its plan to integrate DeVilbiss Healthcare, the company announced.
Vitall Inc. announces patent on fall-detection product
Aug 18, 2015
Vitall Inc. has received a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its fall-detection technology that it says can significantly reduce false alarms.
WSJ digs into Ultra High therapy billing
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Aug 18, 2015
Fifty-four percent of the therapy nursing that homes billed to Medicare in 2013 was at the “Ultra High” level, up from just 7% in 2002, a prominent story in the Wall Street Journal reported...
The Point Group buys Forté Group
Aug 12, 2015
Point Communications Inc. subsidiary The Point Group has purchased Forté Group Inc., a public relations firm in Texas. The company has created a new affiliate called Forté Senior Living Group.
Senior housing construction may outpace demand
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Aug 12, 2015
The current boom in senior housing building may outpace demand and lead to trouble for real estate companies, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.
Also in the News for Monday, August 10
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Aug 10, 2015
“Modern life” causing dementia to start earlier, study finds… New Mexico attorney general, nursing home chain spar in court… Frail, elderly most susceptible to NYC Legionnaire’s...
Assisted living facility to pay $42,500 settlement in EEOC suit
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Aug 10, 2015
A Michigan assisted living group will pay more than $42,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit alleging it fired an employee with epilepsy.