FDA approves second brain imaging drug for Alzheimer’s patients
Oct 29, 2013
Vizamyl, a radioactive diagnostic drug, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration on Friday. The drug, also known as flutemetamol F 18 injection, is used with positron emission tomography imaging...
Watertown Square has an executive director
Aug 13, 2013
Susan C. Cwieka is the new executive director of Watertown Square, a 90-apartment senior community, in Watertown, MA. The Residence at Watertown Square is scheduled to open in the fall of 2014.
Majority of nursing home hospitalizations avoidable: study
By
Ashley Carman
Jul 30, 2013
Three-fifths of long-stay nursing home hospitalizations could have been avoided, according to a new study. The majority of the avoidable hospitalizations were for infections, injuries and congestive heart...
Webinar to learn about the National CLAS Standards
Jul 19, 2013
The Institute for Diversity in Health Management will be hosting a webinar to teach healthcare providers about the National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health and...
Illinois: New reforms present Catch-22 situation
Oct 01, 2010
Recently passed nursing home reform laws in Illinois will require facilities to increase the number of staff. It’s a requirement many in the nursing home industry are calling a Catch-22.
HHS awards funding for research into effective therapies and services for the disabled
May 10, 2010
The Department of Health and Human Services has allocated stimulus funding for research projects that will attempt to determine the effectiveness of disability services, including rehabilitation services.
Survey: Most healthcare providers believe national health insurance plan would hurt care quality
Jun 12, 2009
A total of 75% of healthcare providers think that a national health insurance plan would reduce the quality of care or have a neutral effect. That is according to the results of a study of 500 various...
Sunrise appoints committee to look into possible wrongdoing
By
Haymarket Media
Dec 13, 2006
The Sunrise Assisted Living Inc. board has appointed a special independent committee to review recent insider sales of Sunrise stock, as well as the company’s historical practices related to stock...
Profile: The grateful gatekeeper
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 01, 2013
Close to 50 years ago, John F. Taylor made two important decisions. First, he married his wife, Paula. Then, he left college roughly 10 credit hours shy of graduating.
Nurse call system partnership announced
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 11, 2019
RCare Inc. has announced a partnership with iCall wired nurse call system by IndigoCare. RCare will have exclusive distribution of the iCall wired nurse call system in North America and parts of Latin...