CMP Pharma announced its CaroSpir is the first FDA-approved oral liquid dosage form of the potassium-sparing diuretic spironolactone.
Poor dental care habits tied to dementia risk: study
By
McKnight's Staff
Aug 31, 2012
Poor dental hygiene habits are tied to an increased risk for developing dementia in older age, a new study found.
RCare launches rapid deployment nurse call kits
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 25, 2020
RCare Inc., maker of nurse call and monitoring solutions, last week released a Rapid Deployment Wireless Nurse Call Kit created specifically for emergency situations. Designed for speed and ease-of-use,...
ASHHRA conference starts Sunday
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 13, 2018
Healthcare human resources professionals and partners can connect with their colleagues and vendors during the American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration 54th Annual Conference & Exposition....
Press Club hosts long-term care forum
Nov 16, 2010
The research institute RTI International is holding a forum to discuss the midterm election’s impact on implementation of the CLASS Act at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., this morning.
Omnicare expands recall of drugs sent to nursing homes
By
Haymarket Media
Feb 27, 2007
The nation’s biggest provider of pharmaceuticals to nursing homes has begun a recall of all drugs shipped from a factory it recently shuttered because of a warning from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
Jury awards nearly $500,000 in Alzheimer’s neglect case
By
Haymarket Media
Nov 08, 2006
In one of the area’s largest civil judgments awards in the past 20 years, a
Kentucky jury ordered the Lexington nursing home to pay $480,000 in the case of a nursing home resident who was mistreated.
Georgia nursing home to pay $2.5 million settlement
By
Haymarket Media
Jan 04, 2006
A Georgia nursing home has agreed to pay $2.5 million to resolve allegations of misuse of government funds.
Information Technology Feature: The IT payback
By
Liza Berger
Jan 13, 2006
Providers are starting to grasp the financial benefits of information technology, from labor savings to more MDS-generated revenues.
Sunrise posts loss of $70 million in 2007, rethinks growth plans
Aug 07, 2008
Sunrise Senior Living Inc., a major assisted-living player in the United States, lost more than $70 million last year, and disclosed it would reduce the number of units in its development pipeline.