When Jennie Chin Hansen opens up about eldercare, her compassion and enthusiasm are almost palpable.
Researchers: Company’s ultrasound scans could lead to better wound care
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Haymarket Media
Mar 07, 2007
Better preventive wound care may be accomplished with the use of high-resolution ultrasound imaging, according to researchers in two separate studies.
Ontario court rules for Ventas in deal to buy Sunrise REIT
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Haymarket Media
Mar 07, 2007
Ventas Inc. said that it is looking forward to closing its deal with Sunrise Senior Living Real Estate Investment Trust after an Ontario court ruled against a rival bidder.
Jury awards $4.2 million in death of nursing home resident
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Haymarket Media
Mar 01, 2007
A Tennessee jury has awarded the relatives of a man who died in the care of a National Healthcare Corp. facility $4.2 million in compensatory damages.
Fourth quarter profits slip by 13% at Kindred
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Haymarket Media
Feb 28, 2007
Profits at Kindred Healthcare Inc., one of the largest nursing home chains in the United States, fell by 13% for the fourth quarter of 2006 on higher revenues. Pretax charges related to revenue adjustments...
Omnicare expands recall of drugs sent to nursing homes
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Haymarket Media
Feb 27, 2007
The nation’s biggest provider of pharmaceuticals to nursing homes has begun a recall of all drugs shipped from a factory it recently shuttered because of a warning from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
Facility retaliated against whistle-blower nurse, Texas court finds
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Haymarket Media
Feb 21, 2007
A long-term care facility in Texas fired a nurse for retaliatory reasons, a state appeals court ruled. That nurse is, therefore, entitled to recover claims brought against the facility operator.
Online Expo expert: Nursing home segment growing
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Haymarket Media
Feb 16, 2007
News of the impending demise of the nursing home sector is more than a bit premature. In fact, there are signs the sector has turned a new corner, says one of industry’s top researchers.