Local technicality causes new $75M skilled nursing/research facility to sit empty
By
Marty Stempniak
Aug 31, 2018
Providers in one Florida town may have a potential boondoggle on their hands, as a pricey new facility sits finished, but empty, because of an issue with local officials.
Coordinated care more effective for residents with multiple chronic conditions, study finds
By
Marty Stempniak
Aug 28, 2018
Better care coordination among various healthcare providers can help improve the health of elderly patients with chronic conditions.
Skilled nursing growth continues to lag, NIC finds
By
Marty Stempniak
Aug 24, 2018
Skilled nursing continues to have the weakest inventory growth out of long-term care property types, with independent living leading the pack. That’s according to a new analysis of primary housing...
AARP: Dementia drugs often prescribed long-term without any supporting clinical evidence
By
Marty Stempniak
Aug 21, 2018
The majority of elderly dementia patients — about 70% — are placed on long-term courses of drugs to treat the brain disease, despite scant evidence they provide benefits beyond a year.
Clinics often prescribe bad antibiotics
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 09, 2018
Residents who receive care at an outpatient clinic are nearly three times as likely to be prescribed an inappropriate antibiotic, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have reported.
Good Samaritan merger with clinical chain sparks growth
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 09, 2018
The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society and Sanford, a healthcare system with 44 hospitals and nearly 300 clinics, plan to merge by Jan. 1, leaders of each have announced.
CVS blames ‘deteriorating’ skilled care sector for poor Omnicare performance, $2.6 billion...
By
Marty Stempniak
Aug 09, 2018
Pharmacy giant CVS Health posted a $2.56 billion loss for the most recent quarter and is blaming its lagging fortunes partly on the “deteriorating financial health of numerous skilled nursing facility...
NIC reports occupancy decline
By
Meredith Beirne
Jul 09, 2018
Skilled nursing property occupancy dropped to 81.6% at the end of the first quarter, according to a new National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care Skilled Nursing Data Report. It showed that...
Congress, Trump revamp Medicare Advantage to allow for enhanced benefits to chronically ill
By
Marty Stempniak
Jun 26, 2018
A new law championed by Congress and the Trump Administration aims to provide better care for the chronically ill, the New York Times reported Sunday.
Former nursing home owner’s ‘every nickel’ possibly at stake with class action ruling
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 14, 2018
A New York judge has cleared the way for residents of a troubled nursing home to pursue a class-action lawsuit against its former owners.