Long-term care providers need to know at least a little bit about a lot of things. When the human element is involved, that’s when things start to get especially tricky. If those humans are wander-...
NIC: Fewer private pay residents live in freestanding homes
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Haymarket Media
Jan 04, 2007
The number of private pay residents in freestanding nursing homes fell significantly from 2004 to 2006, according to the National Investment Center For the Seniors Housing & Care Industry.
Polls offer differing public views of drug benefit
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Haymarket Media
Dec 22, 2006
The voting public seems to be at odds with seniors’ views of prescription drug benefit reform, studies indicate. While two studies show the general public’s dissatisfaction with an anticipated...
Missouri sues operator of group home where fatal fire struck
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Haymarket Media
Dec 20, 2006
The state of Missouri filed a civil lawsuit against the operator of the group home where 10 people died in a fire last month.
Sunrise appoints committee to look into possible wrongdoing
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Haymarket Media
Dec 13, 2006
The Sunrise Assisted Living Inc. board has appointed a special independent committee to review recent insider sales of Sunrise stock, as well as the company’s historical practices related to stock...
Investigation continues into ‘suspicious’ fire that killed 10 at group home
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Haymarket Media
Nov 29, 2006
Authorities continued to sift clues Tuesday after a fire broke out Monday at a group home in Missouri Ozarks, killing nine residents and one staff member. Eighteen other people were hospitalized, some...
Owner pleads guilty to $4.2 million bilking scheme
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Haymarket Media
Nov 21, 2006
The former owner of more than 50 nursing homes in Texas and several other states pleaded guilty to Medicaid and Medicare fraud to the tune of approximately $4.2 million, according to an announcement from...
Happiness eludes many middle-aged women, study finds
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Haymarket Media
Nov 21, 2006
Middle-aged women are less likely to be happy than the rest of the American population, a new survey finds.
Democrats seek to pass bioterrorism bill by Christmas
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Haymarket Media
Nov 16, 2006
Democrats hope to pass a bill that would reauthorize a law related to bioterrorism and disease outbreak preparedness through 2011.
Omnicare pays $49.5 million in lawsuit settlements
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Haymarket Media
Nov 15, 2006
The nation’s biggest provider of pharmaceuticals to nursing homes agreed to pay a whopping $49.5 million to resolve two lawsuits.