Swisslog Healthcare has bought West Coast medication management company Talyst.
BusinessBriefs for October 2014
Oct 01, 2014
» Brookdale Senior Living and real estate investment trust HCP have finalized a $1.2 billion joint venture, the firms announced. The new partnership will include 14 continuing care retirement communities...
Pest control company pleads guilty to misapplying poison and cover-up in nursing homes
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Tim Mullaney
Mar 18, 2014
The owner of a pest control company has pleaded guilty to endangering nursing home residents by improperly applying a pesticide and engaging in a cover-up, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday.
Business briefs
Apr 01, 2013
» Emeritus Senior Living recently said it wants to hire 1,000 veterans by 2018. The assisted living and skilled nursing provider says this is the first such veteran recruiting program in senior care....
I couldn’t live without … COMS Interactive nursing assessments and data monitoring
Mar 02, 2013
Comprehensive nursing assessments and data monitoring tools from COMS Interactive provide critical help to the CommuniCare Family of Companies, according to Chief Medical Officer Matthew Wayne, M.D.
BEI suitor files complaint to new nursing home bill
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Haymarket Media
Mar 15, 2005
Formation Capital LLC, a bidder for BEI, the Fort Smith, AR-based nursing home chain, filed a complaint this week in response to a bill in the Arkansas legislature that would help protect nursing home...
As deaths rise, scrutiny soars
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Liza Berger
May 01, 2020
As the COVID-19 death toll continued to mount disproportionately among nursing home residents in mid-April, federal regulators issued historic infection and death reporting requirements.
CMS unveils new settlement option for clearing Medicare appeals
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Marty Stempniak
May 29, 2018
Starting next month, providers will have a quicker option for resolving Medicare appeals disputes. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will begin offering streamlined settlements based on preliminary...
Save the date: McKnight’s Fall Online Expo is back Sept. 22
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Sep 06, 2016
It’s back and better than ever: McKnight’s is proud to announce its Fall Online Expo will return for a fourth year on Sept. 22.
Assisted living facility to pay $42,500 settlement in EEOC suit
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Aug 10, 2015
A Michigan assisted living group will pay more than $42,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit alleging it fired an employee with epilepsy.