Seven months after Katrina, shattered infrastructure leaves operators crippled.Talk to various nursing home people in and around New Orleans and not one expresses optimism. There is hope. And there is...
SNF resident charged with murder in fellow resident’s death
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Aug 30, 2017
A North Carolina nursing home resident has been charged with first-degree murder after allegedly fatally beating his roommate.
Relias Learning acquires Care Management Technologies
Apr 26, 2017
E-learning giant Relias Learning has bought North Carolina-based Care Management Technologies, the company announced last week.
I couldn’t live without … Nurse Rosie Vital Signs Monitoring
Aug 01, 2013
As the director of nursing at the 120-bed Camelot Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation center in Granite Falls, NC, Sarah B. Eckard is happy to be able to pull real-time data, thanks to Nurse Rosie’s...
$10 million bond for retirement community scammer
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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...
K4Connect picks up investors, new partner
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 01, 2020
Senior technology provider K4Connect raised nearly $8 million in new funding as it picked up a new partner that expands the kinds of digital experiences it can provide its customers.
CompanyBriefs for December 2014
Dec 01, 2014
» Bertelsmann said in October it is buying Relias Learning from its current owners, Vista Equity Partners and LLR Partners. Relias headquarters will remain in Cary, NC, and company representatives said...
Bottom line on therapy
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 01, 2015
After a rash of large settlements and various other punishments related to how therapy is billed, providers can no longer take a hands-off approach, experts say
Difficult transitions: Coping with a loved one’s move to a nursing home can be anguish-ridden
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Dr. Jules Rosen
Mar 04, 2009
Family members frequently experience high anxiety and stress when their loved ones move into long-term care facilities. As a result, nursing homes should take a more active role in promoting family education.
Senators request ACO rule withdrawal
May 25, 2011
Seven Republican Senators have asked the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to withdraw a proposed regulation creating accountable care organizations, according to a letter released Tuesday.