Savings abound when LTC administrators and pharmacists work together, experts stress
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McKnight's Staff
Jun 13, 2012
As providers struggle to operate on increasingly thin margins, close collaboration between nursing home administrators and consultant pharmacists is becoming more important, industry experts said Tuesday.
After acquiring NJ properties from Genesis, Complete Care gets hit with labor board complaints
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 21, 2021
A major union announced Tuesday it had filed charges with the National Labor Relations Board against Complete Care Management over concerns about how the company is spending supplemental Medicaid funding...
Kindred may be eyeing sale along with skilled nursing exit
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Apr 24, 2017
Kindred Healthcare Inc. may be exploring a sale amidst an uncertain future for post-acute care reimbursements, Reuters reported on Friday.
Operators are getting hip to short-stay rehab opportunity
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Liza Berger
May 12, 2006
Nursing home chains are beginning to tap into a new revenue stream through their therapy divisions: short-term stay units.
OIG touts nursing home crackdowns to Congress
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Dec 01, 2017
A federal agency’s “early alert” on cases of potential abuse in nursing homes was spotlighted in its semiannual report to Congress on Thursday. The alert came from the Department of Health...
Execs: Private equity views resident care as a priority
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Liza Berger
Dec 01, 2007
Skilled nursing leaders defended their care practices in the wake of a New York Times story blasting private equity firms that have recently bought facilities.
Sabra CEO: National providers ‘can’t do it anymore’
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James M. Berklan
Sep 28, 2017
CHICAGO — It’s official: bigger is not better when it comes to investing in skilled nursing facilities. Owners should concentrate on finding smaller, nimble partners to mold into agile units with...
Providers appeal to VP to investigate PPE distribution ‘failures’; Senate subcommittee holds hearing...
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Danielle Brown
Jun 12, 2020
Providers across the country have reported they’ve received faulty personal protective equipment from the federal government. The second largest nursing home association is now calling on Vice President...
Early vaccination sped up decline in COVID infections, study in Genesis facilities finds
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 20, 2021
Nursing homes that administered shots early in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout experienced a lower rate of new infections compared to later-vaccinating sites. The results underscore the efficacy of the drugs...
Nursing home clown robber pleads guilty to armed robbery
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McKnight's Staff
Aug 09, 2012
The West Virginia woman who robbed a nursing home at gunpoint back in May while dressed as a clown pleaded guilty this week.