NeighborCare Inc., one of the biggest long-term care pharmacies in the United States, has rejected a $32-a-share takeover bid from Omnicare, the largest.
AHCA’s Parkinson: Feds confirm 1M rapid COVID tests weekly through 2020, most worried about low census...
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 08, 2020
A worrisome slowdown in federal distribution of coronavirus rapid-screening tests this week is only a temporary aberration that will quickly be corrected, the leader of the largest skilled nursing and...
Next stimulus deal, liability protections for providers ‘highly tied to’ election outcomes, Parkinson...
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 02, 2020
The outcome of Tuesday’s election will have “enormous implications on everything, including long-term care,” according to the leader of the nation’s largest nursing home association.
7,000 Pennsylvania nursing home workers negotiating new contracts
By
McKnight's Staff
Jan 17, 2013
A 150-person negotiating committee representing nearly 7,000 Pennsylvania nursing home workers met on Tuesday with representatives of major operators such as Golden Living, Genesis HealthCare, Reliant...
PETA asks nursing home residents to donate portion of stimulus checks
Jun 26, 2008
Five major nursing home chain owners received a solicitation this week from an organization that may be considered a horse of a different color: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, also known...
North America, Europe lead global nursing care market: analysis
Sep 22, 2015
High healthcare expenditures has put North America at the front of the global nursing care market, according to an analysis that projects into the next decade.
AHRQ to host webinar on fall prevention
Aug 07, 2014
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality will host a webinar on fall prevention in long-term care facilities on Aug. 13, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
NC nursing home reaches $35,000 settlement over charges it discriminated against disabled worker
By
Tim Mullaney
Sep 11, 2014
A North Carolina long-term care company has reached a $35,000 settlement over charges that it discriminated against a cook/dietary aide with a physical impairment, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...
Providers welcome additional SNF funding, but ‘more will be needed’: Genesis
By
Danielle Brown
May 26, 2020
Federal plans to distribute nearly $5 billion to skilled nursing operators to help their COVID-19 response is a good start, but it may not be enough for providers to conduct necessary testing at facilities...
‘The only hope we have is for testing,’ top nursing home analyst says
By
James M. Berklan
May 11, 2020
COVID-19’s ability to hide from plain sight will continue to crush expectations of halting its spread unless more and quicker testing at nursing homes sweeps the country, said a top U.S. researcher sifting...