Hewlett-Packard Co. and Dell Inc. announced that some of their new computers are being delayed because of a technical flaw in an Intel Corp. chip. HP said notebooks and desktop computers have been mostly...
New wipe kills in less than three minutes
Feb 08, 2011
Professional Disposables International Inc. has released Sani-Cloth AF Germicidal Disposable Wipe. The disinfectant wipe offers an overall kill time of three minutes. In recent tests, the product was found...
Senior housing rent and occupancy rates remain flat
Feb 03, 2011
Overall occupancy and average rent rates were flat in the fourth quarter of 2010, according to a new report released by National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry. Absorption is...
Two major chains anticipate strong earnings during 2011
By
Liza Berger
Feb 01, 2011
Two skilled nursing companies maintained strong earnings outlooks for 2011, citing the new Medicare payment system and overall business growth.
Dementia care boost
By
Kim Warchol
Feb 01, 2011
Kim Warchol, OTR/L Founder, Dementia Care Specialists Inc.
The rule that rankles
By
Julie Williamson
Feb 01, 2011
The new Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction (MPPR) rule could strain long-term care providers, but the new pay scheme is survivable, an association says
Court: ‘Elegant theory’ not good enough
By
John O'Connor
Feb 01, 2011
Omnicare Inc. will need more than an elegant theory if it hopes to gain an antitrust ruling against UnitedHealth Group, an appellate court in Chicago recently ruled.
Labor pains: Craig Becker’s troubling prescription for long-term care facilities
By
Lane W. Imberman
Jan 19, 2011
Administrators at nursing homes and other long-term care facilities are awakening to the fact that while unions lost their battle in Congress for the Employee Free Choice Act—the “card-check”...
Intermec to acquire Vocollect
Jan 18, 2011
Intermec Inc. will purchase Vocollect Inc. for $190 million, both firms announced. Vocollect makes AccuNurse, a voice activated software solution in the long-term care sector. Pending regulatory approval,...
Real estate investment trust purchases HCR for $6.1 bln
By
Liza Berger
Jan 03, 2011
HCP Inc., a real estate investment trust, has signed an agreement to purchase the assets of HCR ManorCare Inc. for $6.1 billion from The Carlyle Group, a private investment firm.