FDA recalls 850 patient lifts used in nursing homes, hospitals
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Haymarket Media
Mar 05, 2004
The Food and Drug Administration has recalled all Faaborg model battery-operated patient lifts distributed by Moving Solutions Inc. because a bolt may break and cause a dangerous fall, the agency said...
NIC to deliver market data at local level
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Haymarket Media
Mar 01, 2004
Data about local conditions in 30 geographic markets will soon be available four times each year from the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industries (NIC), the group announced...
Extendicare’s annual earnings skyrocket
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Haymarket Media
Feb 23, 2004
Extendicare Health Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Extendicare Inc., reported a profit of $20.1 million for 2003, up 85% from $3.2 million in 2002. Revenues increased to $843.4 million from $787.4...
‘Hi-lo’ beds gaining popularity
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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.
Long-term care staffing company files bankruptcy
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Haymarket Media
Feb 04, 2004
A staffing company that serves nursing homes and home health agencies, Intrepid U.S.A., filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Alzheimer’s resident dies after wandering from facility without ankle sensor
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Haymarket Media
Feb 03, 2004
When Charles Klaer wandered from Willow Manor Retirement Living and Memory Support Center in Dania Beach, FL, in early January, officials called his wife to say they wanted him to wear an electronic strap...
NCCNHR appoints Hedt as executive director
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Haymarket Media
Feb 02, 2004
Alice H. Hedt has been named the executive director of the National Citizens’ Coalition for Nursing Home Reform. Hedt led the National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center at NCCNHR since 1998....
Fire kills three in Tennessee retirement home
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Haymarket Media
Jan 22, 2004
A fire killed three residents and injured 12 people at a Maryville, TN retirement home Tuesday night. Privately-owned Home Away from Home Inc. housed 15 residents in a converted one-floor house devoid...
Broad gaps in data handling
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Julie Williamson
Jan 15, 2004
When it comes to the adoption of information management systems in long-term care, it appears there’s reason for both optimism and frustration.