Resident security technology is improving, thanks to scalable wandering systems that piggyback onto existing platforms.
How to do it… Support surfaces
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Haymarket Media
Feb 08, 2006
The proper acquisition of pressure support surfaces has never been more important for long-term care providers. With the cost of treating some pressure ulcers ranging into the tens of thousands of dollars,...
Manor Care profits fall 32% to $32 million in fourth quarter
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Haymarket Media
Feb 03, 2006
Manor Care Inc.’s earnings nosedived in the fourth quarter, largely due to debt refinancing, hurricane-related losses and a higher tax rate.
Seniors housing grows, but nursing home industry lags other sectors in occupancy
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Haymarket Media
Jan 24, 2006
The seniors housing and care industry showed signs of stability and growth in the third quarter of 2005, according to the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry. But broken...
A man of patience… Bruce Yarwood, president and CEO, AHCA
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John Andrews
Jan 13, 2006
As Bruce Yarwood prepared to leave his native California 17 years ago for life as a lobbyist with the American Health Care Association in the nation’s capital, a close friend told him to temper expectations...
Beverly buyer: No break-up, and we’ll buy more next year
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Liza Berger
Jan 13, 2006
Even before he takes the reins, the new owner of Beverly Enterprises Inc. is looking ahead to more acquisitions in long-term care, including one that is as “sizeable” as the Beverly purchase...
Information Technology Feature: The IT payback
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Liza Berger
Jan 13, 2006
Providers are starting to grasp the financial benefits of information technology, from labor savings to more MDS-generated revenues.
Design Feature: ‘Home’ stretch
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James M. Berklan
Jan 13, 2006
Trying to create the ever-evolving ‘homelike’ environment has taught long-term care operators a lot over the years.
Business and Marketing: How to do it… Managing falls
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Haymarket Media
Jan 13, 2006
Acknowledging that all falls cannot be prevented, experts push for better management of fall risks. One source estimates that each fall costs about $19,000 in extra care. A facility can save mightily –...
Kindred to purchase four long-term care hospitals for $80 million
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Haymarket Media
Jan 09, 2006
Kindred Healthcare Inc. agreed to purchase four long-term care acute-care hospitals in Massachusetts from Health Care REIT Inc. for about $80 million.