As the number of cases continue to rise, scientists are working furiously to decode the mystery of Alzheimer’s disease. But as much as they have discovered, it seems there is still much more to learn.
Editors’ Blog: Who should care for the mentally ill?
Jul 02, 2009
A new report from a mental law advocacy group rekindles the debate over where to house the mentally ill. The time seems ripe to reexamine the issue.
Tennessee House passes sprinkler legislation
By
Haymarket Media
Apr 12, 2004
Tennessee’s House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill requiring all nursing homes to install smoke detectors in resident rooms and submit sprinkler installation plans to the state. This...
Federal authorities are investigating Emeritus’ Medicaid billings, ProPublica reports
By
Tim Mullaney
Feb 28, 2014
Federal investigators have been looking into Medicaid billing practices at senior living giant Emeritus Corp. for more than a year. Investigative journalism outlet ProPublica first reported the story Thursday,...
Encryption software locks files securely
Oct 20, 2009
K Software recently released RightClickEncrypt, a Windows security program that lets providers encrypt and decrypt files and folders with a single click. Once encrypted, information can be stored on unsecured...
Financing announced for New Jersey SNF
Jan 18, 2017
Monticello Asset Management has originated $28.5 million in financing for The Alameda Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare in Perth Amboy, NJ.
Editors’ Blog: The bargaining table
Feb 27, 2009
Unions seem to be all the rage this week with the approval of the new Labor Department secretary and the introduction of anti- “card-check” legislation. McKnight’s’ readers have...
Sun Healthcare reports solid fourth-quarter, annual growth
Mar 05, 2010
Sun Healthcare on Wednesday reported “respectable” earnings growth of 7.7% for the fourth quarter of last year and 18.3% for 2009 overall. The nation’s sixth-largest skilled nursing provider...
New pill box can send reminders
Jan 31, 2018
TimerCap announced it is launching a Bluetooth-enabled seven-day pill box called iSort.
Profile — One cool customer: Sen. Herbert H. Kohl, Chairman, Senate Committee on Aging
By
James M. Berklan
May 09, 2007
Leaders of the Senate Special Committee on Aging have been known to bring havoc and pain to nursing home operators. They call hearings on touchy subjects, grandstand and seek their next rung on a career...