Kindred assets could be divided into separate home care and facility lines.
Skilled nursing occupancy hits 5-year low
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 15, 2017
Occupancy at the nation’s skilled nursing facilities dropped to a five-year low of 81.6% during the third quarter of 2017, according to a new report.
Tech execs guilty of conspiring to fill nursing home prescriptions with recycled drugs
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 14, 2017
A subsidiary of a pharmacy chain near Pittsburgh pleaded guilty Tuesday in a conspiracy scheme described by prosecutors as an attempt to recycle unused medications.
Jury awards $5.2 million to nurse fired after reporting abuse
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 13, 2017
An Illinois nurse who claimed she was fired from her nursing home job after reporting alleged abuse has been awarded $5.2 million by a Livingston County jury.
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.
Worth the risk
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 06, 2017
Owners and operators of long-term care facilities can entice increasingly discerning financial partners into niche projects — if they go about it the right way
Danger afoot: Phone pics not reliable enough for ulcer care
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 06, 2017
Australian researchers are warning that mobile phone images should not be used as a stand-alone diagnostic instrument for remote assessment of diabetic foot ulcers.
Bugs and drugs
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 05, 2017
The focus shifts to infection control and medication management processes as preparations for Phase II of the new Final Rule ramp up for concerned providers
Many carrying noxious bacteria within
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 05, 2017
More than a quarter of skilled nursing facility residents have multidrug-resistant bacteria — including E. coli — lurking within them, Columbia University researchers found.
The Year of Uncertainty
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 06, 2017
Questions about the economy, Medicare funding and other reimbursement issues bring more risk to lending and investing in long-term care in 2017