Former SNF operator out $300,000 after failing to provide sign language services
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 19, 2021
A former operator of 38 skilled nursing facilities accused of not supplying sign language interpretation for a deaf resident will shell out more than a quarter of a billion dollars to settle the allegations.
Simple finger prick helps gauge need for antibiotics during COPD flare
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 12, 2019
A finger-prick blood test could help prevent overuse of antibiotics for COPD flares. What’s more, the approach is safe for patients, researchers say.
Skilled nursing operators Ascension and St. Joseph exploring merger to become biggest hospital owner
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 12, 2017
Two major hospital operators with a significant stake in long-term care could combine to create the largest U.S. hospital owner.
Mobile app updates diabetes management tools
Jun 13, 2017
Johnson & Johnson Diabetes Care Companies has introduced their OneTouch Reveal® Mobile app.
Hospice nurses told to overdose patients?
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 04, 2016
The owner of a Texas hospice company is being investigated for allegedly encouraging employees to overdose patients and hasten their death to avoid the federal reimbursement cap for hospice stays.
Tikkun Olam Foundation gives $150,000 for LGBTQ living space
Mar 22, 2016
The New Jewish Home (formerly Jewish Home Lifecare) has received a capital grant of $150,000 from the Tikkun Olam Foundation Inc. The grant will be used to construct a LGBTQ living space in a 20-story...
I couldn’t live without … PointClickCare Secure Conversations
Apr 01, 2014
Leaders at Wellington Healthcare noticed that when residents needed a doctor, nurses were text messaging physicians to request a call. Security concerns prevented the long-term care staff from texting...
Business briefs
Mar 02, 2013
Gulf Coast Healthcare, LLC will acquire 25 skilled nursing facilities in Alabama, Mississippi and Florida, using a $168.8 million five-year term loan. After this acquisition, Gulf Coast will operate a...
New oral medication shows promise for more quickly treating MRSA skin infections, researchers find
By
McKnight's Staff
Feb 14, 2013
A new oral antibiotic may effectively treat MRSA-related skin infections more quickly than the only oral drug currently approved, according to research published Wednesday in the Journal of the American...
Researchers look to hallucinogens to ease end-of-life anxieties
Apr 16, 2010
It turns out some scientists are saying, “yes,” to drugs. Physicians and researchers are reevaluating hallucinogens like psilocybin, the psychotropic ingredient found in mushrooms, for their...