AHCA’s Parkinson ‘cautiously optimistic,’ despite sequester and other looming fiscal...
By
John O'Connor
Mar 07, 2013
A newly enacted sequester may be trimming Medicare payments to skilled nursing operators, but the sector remains strong and poised for future growth. That assessment was delivered Wednesday by the head...
The easy way to get LTC experts into your office
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 06, 2013
Nobody should pass up the opportunity to have a nationally respected professional expert visit his or her office. The chance to get six in there in a short amount of time? Outrageous. Yet, it’s going...
Sorting out the antipsychotic quality measures
By
Steven Littlehale
Mar 05, 2013
While antipsychotic measurements can vary, providers must carefully and thoroughly examine all antipsychotic medication use in their facility.
New skin-healing findings may benefit LTC residents
By
John O'Connor
Mar 02, 2013
French researchers recently identified the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in maintaining skin cells and skin healing in advanced years. The discovery could lead to new innovations in wound...
I couldn’t live without … COMS Interactive nursing assessments and data monitoring
Mar 02, 2013
Comprehensive nursing assessments and data monitoring tools from COMS Interactive provide critical help to the CommuniCare Family of Companies, according to Chief Medical Officer Matthew Wayne, M.D.
Wither the County Home?
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 02, 2013
With funding and philosophical challenges permeating their day-to-day operations, a
dwindling number of county-run nursing homes find themselves at a perilous crossroads
Ventas hikes NOI estimate
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 02, 2013
Ventas Inc. anticipates $386 million in 2012 net operating income after management fees from its private-pay senior housing communities managed by Atria Senior Living Inc. and Sunrise Senior Living Inc.
Business briefs
Mar 02, 2013
Gulf Coast Healthcare, LLC will acquire 25 skilled nursing facilities in Alabama, Mississippi and Florida, using a $168.8 million five-year term loan. After this acquisition, Gulf Coast will operate a...
How to do it … IT hardware
Mar 02, 2013
Information technology today has become sophisticated and complex. With many long-term care facilities now facing looming mandates to adopt electronic medical records, security and reliability of hardware...
Virtual care: Generating new revenue streams
By
Bryan Fuhr
Feb 27, 2013
As current residents “age out” of independent living and ALF settings, they are not being replaced by the next generation of seniors.