Kindred, Ventas offer cases for fair market rental value
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Haymarket Media
Aug 18, 2006
Kindred Healthcare Inc. and Ventas Inc. are arguing yet again, and this time it’s a battle over appraisals.
FDA: Record amount of flu vaccine to be available this year
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Haymarket Media
Aug 14, 2006
Four flu vaccine manufacturers are expected to have a record number of doses available for the upcoming season, according to the Food and Drug Administration. Seniors are the age group hardest hit by the...
Kindred, Ventas inch closer to agreement in rent battle
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Haymarket Media
Aug 09, 2006
Kindred Healthcare Inc. and its landlord Ventas Inc. may be just months away from resolving their rent dispute.
Kindred, AmerisourceBergen to merge pharmacy services
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Haymarket Media
Aug 08, 2006
Kindred Healthcare Inc. and AmerisourceBergen Corp. have reached a tentative agreement to combine their institutional-pharmacy businesses into a new, independent publicly traded company.
Opinion/THE BIGPICTURE: A tamed tiger, at least for now
Aug 07, 2006
Being able to tap the government for payments is sort of like having a pet tiger. On the one hand, others who should know better tend to regard you with envy. On the other hand, there’s an ever-present...
Wound Care feature: Growth spurt
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Liza Berger
Aug 07, 2006
Wound care is on a tear. As demand continues to build, newer technologies are moving the industry ahead — by the billions
Laundry/Housekeeping Feature: No dirty laundry
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Julie Williamson
Aug 07, 2006
Experts ‘come clean’ on infection control issues, stressing the need for better adherence to standard handling precautions.
How to do it… Wander care
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Haymarket Media
Aug 07, 2006
With the number of residents with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia expected to skyrocket in the coming years, providers will continue to face challenges from wanderers. Conducting...
First state program to reward LTC workforce quality
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Haymarket Media
Aug 04, 2006
Long-term care facilities that meet higher standards for workplace culture will receive special licensure in North Carolina under a unique state program. The North Carolina General Assembly recently approved...
Sunrise makes $71 million deal to acquire hospice provider
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Haymarket Media
Aug 03, 2006
Sunrise Senior Living Inc. has announced it will acquire Trinity Hospice Inc., marking the company’s entry into the fast-growing hospice care industry.