Study: Religiously active people spend fewer days in a nursing home
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Haymarket Media
Jul 29, 2004
African-Americans and female seniors who are deeply religious or spiritual may be less likely than others their age to enter a nursing home, according to a Duke University study in the Archives of Internal...
Contracting a matter of taste
By
John Andrews
Jul 15, 2004
Larry Harris overhauled his facility’s food service program after having an epiphany. The president of the Willowbrook Christian communities in central Ohio said all it took was a night out with...
McKnight’s Exclusive: Here comes the Sun again
Jul 15, 2004
Sun Healthcare’s chief executive may have saved the company from liquidation with a little bit of luck, and a healthy helping of panache.
NIC: Financial indicators show slight improvement in nursing homes
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Haymarket Media
Jul 14, 2004
The National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industries released its quarterly Key Financial Indicators Monday, revealing favorable results for nursing homes.
French company starts trial of new Alzheimer’s drug worldwide
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Haymarket Media
Jul 09, 2004
A French company is testing a new drug to treat mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease in a 12-week trial at about 40 sites around the world, including 34 in the United States.
Kerry and Edwards see healthcare as key in presidential race
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Haymarket Media
Jul 08, 2004
Both presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) and his running mate Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) proposed large-scale healthcare reforms during the primary race, some of which could...
National Senior Care buys nursing home giant Mariner Health Care
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Haymarket Media
Jul 01, 2004
Nursing home giant Mariner Health Care has been bought by National Senior Care Inc. in a $1 billion deal, including $615 million in cash.
Beverly to sell 10 facilities in home state
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Haymarket Media
Jun 24, 2004
Beverly Enterprises Inc. continues to shrink. The mammoth nursing home chain, which once boasted more than 800 facilities, is in the process of selling 10 of its Arkansas nursing facilities to Perennial...
Government launches technology Web site for nursing home providers
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Haymarket Media
Jun 18, 2004
The Department of Health and Human Services launched a Web site, www.TechForLTC.org, for nursing homes and assisted living providers so they can stay apprised of technologies for facilities – and improve...
Ernst & Young resigns as National HealthCare’s independent auditor
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Haymarket Media
Jun 17, 2004
When National HealthCare Corp. files its second quarter earnings ending June 30, 2004 with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Ernst & Young will simultaneously resign as its independent auditor. A...