Nursing home inventory shrank, assisted living hit highest-ever growth rate, quarterly data shows
By
Tim Mullaney
Jul 14, 2014
Assisted living inventory growth reached a historic high in the second quarter of 2014, while nursing home inventory continued its slight downward trajectory, according to data released Friday by the National...
PDI appoints Treacy as EVP and President
Jul 11, 2014
PDI has named Patrick Treacy as executive vice president of PDI and president of PDI Healthcare, the division supporting acute care, long-term care and other care facilities.
PDI names Cempellin as EVP and COO
Jul 11, 2014
Professional Disposables International, Inc., (PDI) has named Peter Cempellin as executive vice president and chief operating officer.
Expanding horizons to include telemedicine in skilled nursing facilities
By
Viktoriya Friedman, MSPT
Jul 11, 2014
In a recent Wall Street Journal article, the author described how hospitals are using interactive video to give patients more access to medical care. So why not nursing homes?
Congressional lawmakers grill top ALJ on appeals backlog, say too many providers are being put out of...
By
Tim Mullaney
Jul 11, 2014
Efforts to root out Medicare fraud have put far too many above-board providers in auditors’ crosshairs, leading to a staggering backlog of appeals that has no easy fix, Congressional lawmakers and...
Supreme Court’s message to long-term care operators: You’re not worthy
By
John O'Connor
Jul 11, 2014
It has been said that we are the residue of our choices. If that’s true, what should we make of the Supreme Court these days?
Evolving risk in the seniors housing sector
By
Karen Stone, Mike Musick and Ben Hendren
Jul 09, 2014
BDO recently published its 2014 RiskFactor Report for REITs, an annual study that analyzes the most recent SEC 10-K filings of the 100 largest publicly traded REITs in the U.S. Conducted since 2012, the...
Drive Medical acquires Medquip
Jul 09, 2014
Drive Medical has acquired Medquip Inc., the company announced July 2. Medquip’s equipment line includes respiratory disposable products, pulse oximeters, TENS units, and digital blood pressure equipment.
NIC coming to Chicago in October
Jul 09, 2014
Senior care operators are being urged not to miss attending the 2014 National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry Conference, which will be in Chicago from Oct. 1 to 3.
Lancaster Pollard refinances properties in 5 states
Jul 09, 2014
Lancaster Pollard recently took on four separate transactions involving the refinancing of properties in Oregon, Colorado, Kentucky, Indiana and Arkansas.