CapitalSource to sell its interest in 143 nursing homes
Nov 18, 2009
Commercial lending company CapitalSource said Tuesday that it will sell off its long-term care interests to Omega Healthcare Investors in a deal valued at roughly $860 million.
FDA alerts healthcare providers about negative pressure wound therapy
Nov 17, 2009
The Food and Drug Administration has issued an alert about deaths and serious complications associated with the use of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT).
Ventas’s Cafaro elected chairwoman of real estate investment trust association
Nov 12, 2009
Debra A. Cafaro, chair, president and CEO of Ventas Inc., has been elected chair of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) for 2009-2010.
Arkray’s blood glucose monitoring system receives government approval
Nov 05, 2009
Arkray Inc. announced that its Glucogard blood glucose monitoring system has received marketing approval from the Food and Drug Administration. The auto-coded product requires only 0.5 microliters of blood...
Life Systems unveils new wheelchair scale
Nov 05, 2009
Life Systems Inc. recently introduced the Rosie Smart Wheelchair Scale. Designed for use in the long-term care setting, the scale’s operating software stores up to 100 wheelchair or chair weights...
RehabCare Group announces merger with Triumph HealthCare
Nov 04, 2009
RehabCare Group, Inc., one of the largest national providers of physical rehabilitation services to long-term care facilities, on Tuesday announced plans to merge with hospital group Triumph HealthCare.
Ask, ‘What’s up, Doc?’
Nov 01, 2009
As an administrator, have you critiqued your medical director’s notes?
A cut above the rest: skilled nursing facilities in the wound care specialty market
By
John Andrews
Nov 01, 2009
Skilled nursing facilities, which arguably have the right experience and expertise, may be ready to join the wound care specialty market. But can they compete?
A bump in the road: senior housing operators watch the auto industry with interest
By
Julie Williamson
Nov 01, 2009
Despite recent turmoil in the automotive industry, senior care operators can rest assured that vehicle supply is still robust and that needed parts will be available
Thinking about you: using resident surveys to better evaluate quality-of-life in long-term care communities
By
Julie Williamson
Nov 01, 2009
Resident surveys are being used more often to determine what customers like—and dislike—about the quality of life they enjoy in long-term care communities