HCR ManorCare disputes profit report, wants $91.5 million negligence award lowered or tossed
Nov 08, 2011
Errors made during a nursing home negligence trial have prompted an attorney for HCR ManorCare to ask a judge to grant a new trial, lower the initial award or toss the case entirely.
Not settling for one path
By
John Hall
Nov 01, 2011
If you ever find yourself in the company of Joe Steier, you might get lucky and be treated to a delicious meal at Bearno’s, a Louisville, KY, favorite among locals for decades.
New developments buffeting wound company acquisition
By
John O'Connor
Nov 01, 2011
Apax Partners’ planned $6.3 billion leveraged buyout of wound firm Kinetic Concepts Inc. hit another bump at press time. The latest challenge: a debt crisis in Europe is causing havoc with credit...
Sky’s falling? No biggie
By
John O'Connor
Nov 01, 2011
When I joined this magazine 21 years ago, one of my first assignments was to cover a state convention. It was a real eye-opener.
Omnicare: New rules are not likely to harm the business
By
John O'Connor
Nov 01, 2011
The nation’s largest institutional pharmacy vendor does not expect proposed drug handling rules to adversely affect its business, even though they likely will increase drug-delivery costs.
How to avoid end-of-therapy pitfalls
By
Shelly Mesure, MS, OTR/L
Oct 28, 2011
You are not required to offer therapy services on weekends under new MDS 3.0 changes instituted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. But you do have to be careful if you don’t.
Mariner settles multimillion kickback case
Oct 27, 2011
Maryland and North Carolina are among several states set to receive a portion of the settlement stemming from a nursing home company kickback case.
Hope for old broads seeking sexual satisfaction
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Oct 20, 2011
Hey, does anyone out there remember my first blog? I mentioned sexuality in aging to get things started off? Well interestingly, a recent study by researchers at the Stein Institute for Research on Aging...
Information technology interoperability: How to get it right in LTPAC
By
Robert C. Davis
Oct 14, 2011
To enhance facility communications with other providers and vendors while improving patient care, one of the most important information technology considerations must be interoperability. There are varying...
Paris Hilton, supermarket tabloids … and the National Labor Relations Board
By
Woodruff Imberman
Oct 11, 2011
As we predicted in “Labor Pains: Craig Becker’s Troubling Prescription for Long-Term Care Facilities,” in a January 2011 posting at mcknights.com, the National Labor Relations Board is...