Over the past 63 years, 11 presidents have come and gone, wars have been won and lost, and the long-term care industry has experienced a roller-coaster of changes. But one thing has remained consistent:...
Rapid (Rx) transit
By
Julie Williamson
Feb 02, 2013
Time is a valuable and limited resource in long-term care. Caregivers often scramble to meet the varying needs of their residents and struggle to balance those duties against equally time-consuming regulatory...
Hospice settles HIPAA case for $50,000
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 01, 2013
A stolen laptop has resulted in an Idaho hospice organization paying the Department of Health and Human Services $50,000.
NHC acquires 6 more SNFs
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 01, 2013
National HealthCare Corp is buying six nursing homes from landlord National Health Investors for $21 million, the company announced.
Long-term care providers increasingly turn to Uncle Sam for a mortgage
By
McKnight's Staff
Jan 31, 2013
With credit from private lenders tight, nursing homes are increasingly turning to the federal government for mortgage loans, according to a Thursday article in the Wall Street Journal.
FDA approves Botox as effective treatment for overactive bladder
By
McKnight's Staff
Jan 23, 2013
Botox may be more synonymous with the Real Housewives reality franchise than long-term care residents, but it could soon be a treatment of choice for urinary incontinence.
NIC plans regional conference for skilled care operators
Jan 23, 2013
The National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry’s 2013 NIC Regional Conference in San Diego will deliver educational programming for small- to mid-size skilled nursing and...
Lancaster Pollard refinances seven skilled facilities in Indiana and Illinois for $39 million
Jan 09, 2013
Lancaster Pollard recently refinanced seven not-for-profit skilled nursing and skilled pediatric facilities in Indiana and Illinois. The facilities are owned by Hoosiers Care Inc., based in Indiana, and...
Court says employer not burdened by contraception mandate
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 02, 2013
A federal trial court has declined to grant an injunction in a case over the Affordable Care Act’s “contraceptive mandate,” finding against companies that said the requirement goes against...
How to do it … Financing
Jan 02, 2013
Lenders today may be more open to lending capital than during the months following the nation’s 2008 economic collapse, but they’re also more scrutinizing. The times may be better than they...