Omnicare expands recall of drugs sent to nursing homes
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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...
Facility retaliated against whistle-blower nurse, Texas court finds
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Haymarket Media
Feb 21, 2007
A long-term care facility in Texas fired a nurse for retaliatory reasons, a state appeals court ruled. That nurse is, therefore, entitled to recover claims brought against the facility operator.
Online Expo expert: Nursing home segment growing
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Haymarket Media
Feb 16, 2007
News of the impending demise of the nursing home sector is more than a bit premature. In fact, there are signs the sector has turned a new corner, says one of industry’s top researchers.
Health Care Property Investors offers competing bid for Sunrise REIT
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Haymarket Media
Feb 16, 2007
A bidding war appears to be underway for Sunrise Senior Living Real Estate Investment Trust.
Report: Elderly gain girth
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Haymarket Media
Feb 12, 2007
It now appears that Grandma Betty is getting bigger. A new report warns that age-related body changes, in combination with the increasing prevalence of obesity, have yielded a fatter elderly population.
Formation strikes gold with $1.7B Genesis buy
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Liza Berger
Feb 07, 2007
Private equity firms continue to wheel and deal in the long-term care sector.
A joint venture of Formation Capital LLC and JER Partners last month announced the purchase of Genesis HealthCare Corp., the...
How to do it… Wound care
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Haymarket Media
Feb 07, 2007
Have you ever met a surveyor who wasn’t very interested in your wound care practices? Didn’t think so. In fact, there are signs that surveyors are looking at them with deeper interest than...
Finance feature: Climate change
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Liza Berger
Feb 07, 2007
Thanks to favorable market conditions, the time is ripe for smaller long-term care operators to invest in their businesses.
Long-term care attracts Wall Street again, NIC finds
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Haymarket Media
Jan 31, 2007
Nursing homes are making a comeback in the market, according to a key organization that tracks financial activity in seniors housing.
Legislation would create LTCH certification criteria
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Haymarket Media
Jan 30, 2007
One major nursing home provider recently praised House legislation that would establish certification criteria for long-term acute care hospitals. U.S. Rep. Phil English (R-PA) and U.S. Rep. Earl Pomeroy...