Stephen F. Flatt, Ph.D., is the new CEO at Tennessee-based National HealthCare Corporation, the nation’s oldest publicly traded senior healthcare company.
MDM solution released
Aug 16, 2016
Dude Solutions Inc. has unveiled its Mobile Device Management solution. The product should allow administrators monitor, manage and support all mobile devices on their network, the company said.
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Aug 16, 2016
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Elizabeth Newman
Aug 11, 2016
I’ve written before about “mean girls” and their desire to exert control in continuing care retirement communities. But until reading an excellent new book, it didn’t occur to me...
Strategies for improving medication management in LTC
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Doris Yee
Aug 10, 2016
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Memory care community opened in Texas
Aug 09, 2016
An assisted living and memory care community, developed by Caddis, has opened in Arlington, TX.
CareTrust REIT acquires two SNFS
Aug 09, 2016
CareTrust REIT Inc. has bought two seniors housing facilities and two skilled nursing facilities, all in California, for a total of more than $34 million.
Second chance helps nurses overcome language mandate
By
Phil Brahm
Aug 06, 2016
Amid the growing pressure of nursing staff shortages, an overseas healthcare regulator is relaxing its rules for language testing.
Kindred wins whistleblower case: Docs not proven wrong
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Aug 06, 2016
A Kindred Healthcare subsidiary claimed victory in June in a False Claims Act case brought by a former employee.
Occupancy is steered by flu
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Aug 06, 2016
Skilled nursing facilities experienced slightly increased occupancy rates in the first quarter of 2016, likely due to winter-related causes such as flu and falls, according to the National Investment Center...