Report: CCRCs keeping high occupancy, expanding services
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Haymarket Media
Apr 05, 2005
Median occupancy rates for continuing care retirement communities (92.2%) beat those for skilled nursing (92.2%) and assisted living facilities (91.7%), according to a study of CCRCs released Monday in...
Court action begins this week in Connecticut fire suits
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Haymarket Media
Apr 01, 2005
Court proceedings began this week for 15 lawsuits filed following a nursing home fire in Hartford, CT, that killed 16 residents, more than two years ago.
Average cost of skilled nursing beds rises by 40% in 2004
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Haymarket Media
Mar 30, 2005
The average price per skilled nursing bed last year soared by more than 40%, to $44,600 per bed. That followed a 17% drop in the price per bed in 2003, according to an industry newsletter.
Beverly board entertaining offers for company after declaring open auction
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Haymarket Media
Mar 23, 2005
Leaders of Beverly Enterprises Inc. said Tuesday they were putting the company up for auction, switching strategies in an effort to win a planned proxy battle at their April annual meeting.
BEI suitor files complaint to new nursing home bill
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Haymarket Media
Mar 15, 2005
Formation Capital LLC, a bidder for BEI, the Fort Smith, AR-based nursing home chain, filed a complaint this week in response to a bill in the Arkansas legislature that would help protect nursing home...
BEI suitor protests bill that protects homes in event of takeover
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Haymarket Media
Mar 14, 2005
Feuding continues between BEI of Fort Smith, AR, and Formation Capital LLC of Alpharetta, GA. This time the point of controversy is a bill in the Arkansas House to protect nursing home facilities if a...
Battle over Beverly leads to showdown
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James M. Berklan
Mar 04, 2005
Spurned by the rejection of its $1.5 billion bid for Beverly Enterprises Inc., a powerful group of investors is attempting a hostile take over of the nursing home giant.
Formation Capital LLC Chief Executive...
Pushing to the top: William “Bill” Floyd, president and CEO, BEI
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Liza Berger
Mar 04, 2005
Scaling Mount Kilimanjaro might seem like good preparation for running the nation’s largest nursing home chain.
And for Bill Floyd, taking on the three-and-a-half-mile uphill climb was within character....
Higher sales spur rebound for Kindred Healthcare
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Haymarket Media
Mar 02, 2005
An 11% sales increase helped drive up fourth-quarter profits for nursing home operator Kindred Healthcare Inc. That compares to a loss for the same period a year ago.
Extendicare Inc., one of the largest skilled nursing chains in North America, more than tripled its profits in the fourth quarter, despite lower sales. The company benefited from a $66.8 million cash dividend...