More clinical benefits of molnupiravir ID’d in COVID-19
Jun 07, 2022
New benefits for certain COVID-19 patients, including reduced need for respiratory intervention, have been found for Merck’s COVID-19 pill molnupiravir.
Outcomes worse for hospitalized patients with incontinence
Dec 08, 2021
Outcomes even worse for hospitalized patients with incontinence who require treatment of incontinence-associated dermatitis
COVID infection and mortality rates will trigger provider payouts of $2B in relief funding
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 04, 2020
A nursing home’s ability to keep COVID-19 infection and mortality rates low among residents will be the key indicator as to whether it will qualify for slices of $2 billion in newly available federal...
Unforeseen consequences pile up in race to find COVID-19 treatments
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 25, 2020
The national attention gained by an experimental drug and two existing medications has led to unintended trouble for patients.
December Company briefs
Dec 05, 2019
»MatrixCare and its sister brands are sporting new logos as part of an initiative by ResMed that stresses the cross-setting seamlessness of its software platforms. The “MatrixCare by ResMed” tagline...
1,650 workers at nursing homes in receivership finally get paid
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 10, 2018
A court-appointed receiver has doled out paychecks to 1,650 workers at 31 nursing homes and assisted living facilities in Nebraska.
Kindred wins court battle as voting starts today on sale to Humana, equity partners
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 29, 2018
A Delaware court has ruled in Kindred Healthcare’s favor, rejecting a lawsuit by a large shareholder on the eve of a scheduled vote on the company’s three-way sale.
Where kindness is king
By
Gary Tetz
Apr 05, 2017
As pesky questions about the future of healthcare swirl, let’s give thanks for the one, and maybe only, inviolate cog in the long-term care machinery that’s beyond the power of politicians...
Landlord’s plans to turn SNF into condos led to residents’ deaths, lawsuit claims
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Dec 22, 2016
An embattled New York nursing home operator is facing a lawsuit that claims its “fraudulent” pattern of purchasing nursing homes with the intent to flip them into condominiums led to some residents’...
Provider’s $2 million settlement to fund state’s SNF oversight overhaul
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Oct 05, 2016
A portion of a Pennsylvania nursing home chain’s $2 million settlement will be used in the state’s new plan to overhaul nursing home oversight, health officials announced Tuesday.