The $80 million President Obama designated to Alzheimer’s research could have more strings attached to it than previously thought, a key senator has said.
Affordable Care Act provides help for nursing homes, brief says
Jan 31, 2012
The Affordable Care Act benefits nursing homes and other residential care facilities, according to an amicus curiae brief filed in the Supreme Court by six aging groups.
Stained glass brightens Minnesota facility
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 03, 2022
Salvaged stained glass windows from a now-closed nursing home have helped transform a Minnesota facility’s chapel 14 miles away.
BusinessBriefs for February 2015
Feb 01, 2015
» Senior Housing Properties Trust will buy 38 senior-living communities for $790 million from CNL Lifestyle Properties Inc., including assumption of debt. The deal is expected to close in the second quarter....
Theft from Michigan long-term care ombudsman jeopardizes HIPAA-protected information of 2,500 people
By
Tim Mullaney
Apr 07, 2014
Thousands of people receiving long-term care in Michigan have had their personal information compromised due to a laptop and flash drive theft, the state’s Department of Community Health (MDCH) has...
Federal government joins upcoding case against hospitalist company operating in LTC facilities
By
Tim Mullaney
Dec 10, 2013
The federal government has intervened in a whistleblower lawsuit alleging that a large hospitalist company systematically overbilled government health programs, the U.S. Department of Justice announced...
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality facing cuts, uncertain future
By
Mar 31, 2017
A federal agency that conducts research into healthcare quality — including long-term care issues — could be on the chopping block under the new administration.
New wound data released
By
Elizabeth Newman
May 14, 2019
PolarityTE Inc., a biotechnology company developing and commercializing regenerative tissue products and biomaterials, has released data from studies looking at its SkinTE™ product for closure of diabetic...
Study cautions SNFs and other stakeholders: Readmissions more likely with for-profit hospitals
By
Marty Stempniak
Sep 20, 2018
Patients receiving care at a for-profit hospital are much more likely to be readmitted to that institution than if they received care elsewhere, a new study finds.
Private equity firm to buy Genesis for $1.7 billion
By
Haymarket Media
Jan 17, 2007
Two private equity firms said Tuesday they will buy Genesis HealthCare Corp., one of the largest nursing home chains in the country, for approximately $1.7 billion, or $63 per share.