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.
Lourdes Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center breaks ground
May 13, 2014
A groundbreaking ceremony for the Lourdes Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center took place May 13. A new one-story building – located in an area near existing facility – will retain wooded areas...
Premiere edition of McKnight’s Weekly Roundup to launch later today
May 01, 2009
The McKnight’s Weekly Roundup will make its debut in a few hours. Each Friday, this unique, free e-newsletter will provide a glimpse at the week ahead, while also reprising some of the top stories...
Habit forming
Sep 09, 2008
Got Game Entertainment announced that it has begun shipping its MindHabits game to stores across the nation. The product helps users maintain a more positive state of mind while sharpening their cognitive...
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...
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...
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.
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...