HCR ManorCare strategy to exit bankruptcy gets OK; will sell 74 facilities
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 17, 2018
Six weeks after entering Chapter 11 bankruptcy, HCR ManorCare has won federal approval for its exit strategy.
Many boomers not ready to make seniors housing move
By
John O'Connor
Feb 01, 2015
Seniors housing companies prepping for baby boomers may encounter prospects who are largely unwilling and unable to relocate.
Hospice co-owner charged with upcoding, obstruction
By
Julie Williamson
Mar 01, 2014
An Illinois hospice company owner was charged with Medicare and Medicaid fraud after allegedly falsifying levels of care.
CompanyBriefs
Jan 01, 2014
» PointClickCare has acquired Meal Metrics, a web-based nutritional management solution. It now will be called the PointClickCare Tray Card. The product gives long-term care staff the ability to track...
New Wisconsin data network breaking through old barriers
By
John O'Connor
Oct 01, 2013
In what may be a sign of things to come, Wisconsin nursing homes, hospitals and other providers will soon have the ability to exchange patient information with a database operated by a nonprofit organization.
Extendicare mulls sell-off of U.S. operations amid decline
By
Tim Mullaney
Jul 01, 2013
Extendicare, a major North American long-term care operator, may sell off its 158 U.S. facilities before the end of the year. The company’s move to separate its Canadian and U.S. businesses could...
Wrongful death suit against SNF filed too late for arbitration, appeals court rules
By
Jul 26, 2017
A lawsuit claiming an Ohio skilled nursing facility was negligent in a former resident’s death can’t be sent to arbitration since the claim was filed after the statute-of-limitations had expired,...
A surge for healthcare REITs after repeal-effort sputters
By
May 06, 2017
The recent failure of the GOP’s American Health Care Act has left the healthcare industry in a period of pause that’s likely to benefit real estate investment trusts, according to observers.
A New York nursing home provider claims a fellow operator’s plans to purchase nursing homes and flip them into condominiums led to some residents’ premature deaths, according to a lawsuit filed...
Providers rip use of statistical sampling in fraud cases
By
Mar 29, 2016
The American Health Care Association is lending its clout to a controversial court case debating the use of statistical sampling in False Claims Act cases.