Ventas files court action to recover damages from Sunrise REIT
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Haymarket Media
Apr 06, 2007
Ventas Inc. has already asserted and won its legal claim on Sunrise Real Estate Investment Trust over a rival suitor. Now Ventas wants Sunrise REIT to pay for trying to stray from its commitment.
Joint Commission names Dale Johnson executive director for LTC
By
Haymarket Media
Apr 06, 2007
The Joint Commission has appointed Dale S. Johnson executive director for its long-term care accreditation program.
NTSB finds bus company at fault in explosion during Hurricane Rita
By
Haymarket Media
Apr 02, 2007
The National Transportation Safety Board has ruled that the motorcoach company and a faulty federal compliance review system were responsible for a bus explosion that killed 23 assisted living residents...
Sunrise REIT shareholder vote pushed back
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Haymarket Media
Mar 30, 2007
A vote scheduled today for Sunrise Senior Living Real Estate Investment Trust shareholders has been postponed until April 11. Stockholders were scheduled to vote on whether to sell the company to Ventas...
$10 million bond for retirement community scammer
By
Haymarket Media
Mar 29, 2007
Bond was set at $10 million Tuesday for a North Carolina woman accused of stealing the financial identities of four residents at an Erickson retirement community in north suburban Chicago. Authorities...
Ontario appeals court rules for Ventas in Sunrise REIT acquisition fight
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Haymarket Media
Mar 27, 2007
Ventas Inc. has won another round in its attempt to acquire Sunrise Real Estate Investment Trust.
Heart disease, diabetes, depression could be deadly combo
By
Haymarket Media
Mar 16, 2007
Heart disease, diabetes, depression. It’s the recipe for a lethal cocktail, according to new research findings.
Court: Nursing homes do not qualify as charitable, tax exempt
By
Haymarket Media
Mar 12, 2007
Two Pennsylvania skilled nursing facilities are no longer entitled to an exemption from the payment of property taxes because they do not qualify as “pure public charities,” according to a...
Expert: Long-term care is growing
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 09, 2007
To paraphrase the well-known saying, news of the nursing home industry’s death is more than a bit premature.
Opinion: THE BIGPICTURE — How to grow: the latest rub
By
John O'Connor
Mar 09, 2007
Perhaps comparisons to the phoenix are a bit extreme. But like the mythological figure, for-profits seem to be rising from the proverbial ashes.