Smart money: Chief financial officers should prepare for multiple scenarios
Jun 01, 2010
What is next in the investment arena? It’s what is always next: Uncertainty!
Time to come clean: Long-term care providers’ infection control practices are becoming more intensely...
By
Julie Williamson
Jun 01, 2010
In the battle to contain and prevent the spread of infections, staying vigilant about hand hygiene and other cleanliness procedures is critical in facilities
‘American Idol’ meets assisted living
By
Liza Berger
May 28, 2010
You can call them assisted living’s “idols.” About a dozen employees of assisted living facilities auditioned and won spots to sing a song commissioned by the Assisted Living Federation...
AAHSA goes Hollywood
By
James M. Berklan
May 26, 2010
Let’s face it: Many of us work with pleasant enough people and settings in the long-term care field. But outright fun? It’s often hard to find.
Nursing home chain Sun plans separation of operations, real estate holdings
May 26, 2010
Sun Healthcare Group Inc., one of the largest nursing home operators in the country, said Monday it plans to split itself into two publicly traded companies.
Gentiva to acquire hospice provider Odyssey for $1 billion
May 25, 2010
Home health and hospice provider Gentiva Health Services Inc. plans to acquire hospice provider Odyssey HealthCare Inc. in a transaction valued at more than $1 billion.
Gentiva buys Odyssey for $1 billion
May 24, 2010
Gentiva Health Services has purchased rival Odyssey HealthCare Inc. for about $1 billion. The acquisition will make Gentiva a preeminent home care and hospice care firm. Gentiva offers a wide range of...
Communities celebrate National Nursing Home Week in style
By
Liza Berger
May 14, 2010
A Senior Olympics, turtle races, sprucing up the outdoors. These were just a few events held around the country to honor National Nursing Home Week (May 9-15).
Nursing home workers receive $2.6 million in back pay from jobs lost during strike
May 12, 2010
National Labor Relations Board officials were scheduled to deliver roughly $2.6 million in lost benefits and pay to 133 nursing home workers who had been involved in a strike more than a decade ago.
HHS awards funding for research into effective therapies and services for the disabled
May 10, 2010
The Department of Health and Human Services has allocated stimulus funding for research projects that will attempt to determine the effectiveness of disability services, including rehabilitation services.