Driven to succeed: serving residents and beating the competition through creative transportation choices
By
Julie Williamson
Oct 01, 2010
Operators get creative with transportation options to better serve residents. A strategic move, it also could help them win marketing battles with competitors
Back from the brink
By
John Andrews
Oct 01, 2010
The skilled nursing sector has recovered relatively well from the economic meltdown in 2008. Still, capital is tight and economic soft spots remain
How to do it… Rehabilitation
Oct 01, 2010
Now that Oct. 1 has passed, the pressure is hardly off when it comes to making the most of the new MDS 3.0 resident assessment tool.
McKnight’s Newsmaker Videos: New NIC guide offers introduction to seniors housing sector
Sep 29, 2010
Next month, the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry will release an investment guide that will provide an overview of the seniors housing sector, explains Chuck Harry, research...
RF Technologies names Harwood president
Sep 28, 2010
RF Technologies announced that Mark Harwood will be the company’s new president. Harwood is a former president and CEO of Arjo Inc. He also previously served as a vice president at Baxter International...
New PillStation system to undergo medication-adherence testing
Sep 28, 2010
SentiCare Inc. has received funding for three medication-adherence studies. The firm’s new PillStation system will be tested for its effectiveness among patients with varying health issues. One study...
Assisted living, independent living occupancy rises slightly, new report says
Sep 28, 2010
Occupancy in the assisted living and independent living sectors has leveled off in the past year after steadily declining since the early part of 2007, according to a soon-to-be-released report from the...
Long-term care operators cautiously optimistic about future, capital still scarce, Kramer of NIC says
Sep 24, 2010
The economic downturn has tested long-term care operators and they feel stronger as a result of it, Robert Kramer, president of the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry, suggested...
Omnicare to pay $21 million in settlement for allegedly overcharging Medicaid
Sep 23, 2010
Nursing home pharmacy provider Omnicare Inc. on Tuesday said that it will pay $21 million to Michigan and Massachusetts to settle a whistleblower lawsuit.
Recession slows cost growth at some long-term care facilities
Sep 21, 2010
There were smaller cost increases at some long-term care facilities from 2008-2010 as a result of the economic recession, according to a new analysis from Prudential Financial Inc., a financial services...