Pharmacy tech company partners with SCPC to bolster its advocacy agenda
May 23, 2018
A Durham, NC-based pharmacy automation technology company is partnering with the association that represents long-term care pharmacists, lending it heft to further its advocacy agenda.
Investors’ lawsuit claiming CVS-Omnicare improprieties is dismissed
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 17, 2021
A federal class action lawsuit that alleged CVS Health Corp. misled shareholders about struggles within its long-term care pharmacy business after its acquisition of Omnicare has been dismissed. The complaint...
Crowd pleaser
May 21, 2008
“I don’t believe I’ve ever witnessed as many people at a hearing,” Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-NC) remarked last week. She was referring to a high-profile session at the Senate Committee...
Largest US hospital chain to pay $98 million in observation stay case
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 06, 2014
The nation’s largest hospital organization has agreed to a $98 million settlement to resolve charges that it overbilled by admitting individuals as inpatients rather than keeping them under observation,...
NHI’s skilled nursing ‘resilience’ bolstered by Ensign, National HealthCare
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 10, 2022
The performance of key skilled nursing operators National HealthCare Corporation and Ensign Group buoyed National Health Investors’ second-quarter stats, even as the real estate investment trust continued...
‘Hi-lo’ beds gaining popularity
By
Julie Williamson
Feb 11, 2004
Long-term care providers in the market for new resident beds now have access to cutting-edge options that many may have, ironically, only dreamed of in the past.
One sick worker linked to 17 infections and $12K in treatment costs, LTC study finds
By
John Hall
Aug 26, 2022
A new study reveals how a single sick caregiver can easily infect residents and co-workers in a long-term care setting and drive up treatment costs by thousands of dollars.
Getting a leg up
By
Amy Novotney
Nov 05, 2015
Amputations and costs remain high, despite decades of research and caregiving improvements for diabetic foot ulcers; vigilance is needed, experts warn
Beyond the bedsore: recognizing different wound types in long-term care
By
Julie Williamson
Aug 01, 2010
Pressure ulcers may be one of the biggest topics in wound care. But there are other serious types of wounds that nursing home caregivers need to know about
FDA approves Parkinson’s drug that treats immobility
By
Haymarket Media
Apr 26, 2004
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a preventative drug, Apokyn, to treat Parkinson’s patients with immobility episodes.