Despite pressure from hospitals and potential Medicare cuts, more providers are attracted to short-term therapy services.
Rehabilitation Feature — Beefing up LTC
By
Liza Berger
Apr 17, 2006
Therapy is big business today. Facilities can benefit by keeping an eye on the competition, while finding a market niche.
Lifts Feature: Ready for lift-off
By
Liza Berger
Oct 12, 2005
New knowledge of lifting injuries is propelling the safe patient- handling market to new offerings, training and accessories
Lifts/Bathing Feature: Thinking BIG
By
Liza Berger
May 12, 2006
Nursing homes are bracing for a new population: the morbidly obese. Heftier equipment is just the beginning of their caregiving needs
Housing market fear doesn’t affect long-term care confidence
By
Liza Berger
Oct 01, 2007
While the rest of the housing market is gripped by credit fears, those in long-term care are staying confident.
It’s in the genes
By
Liza Berger
Jan 15, 2008
CEO Robert Adams follows in his father’s footsteps.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, July 20
By
Liza Berger
Jul 20, 2021
COVID-19 breakthrough cases more often affect seniors, survey of health officials finds … COVID-19 antibodies still around nine months after infection … High blood pressure variability is associated...
Immune system boost is reason not to skip second COVID-19 shot, study finds
By
Liza Berger
Jul 20, 2021
The second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine offers a serious boost to a part of the immune system that provides broad antiviral protection, according to a Stanford University School of Medicine study. This finding...
AARP’S policy wizard — John Rother, director of policy
By
Liza Berger
May 11, 2005
To say John Rother has been busy lately would be an understatement.
As director of policy and strategy at AARP, the largest seniors organization in the world, Rother has crafted some critical healthcare...
Profile: Audrey Weiner – Never afraid to mix it up
By
Liza Berger
May 01, 2010
Audrey S. Weiner, President, CEO, Jewish Home Lifecare