Ensign Group announces another ‘record’ financial quarter, rising occupancy
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 29, 2021
The nation’s second-largest nursing home company continued to steam along during the second quarter, achieving record operating results and noting it had regained more than half of census losses caused...
Settlements in four DOJ investigations to cost Genesis $52.7 million
By
Phil Brahm
Sep 05, 2016
Genesis Healthcare will pay $52.7 million under an agreement to settle four separate Department of Justice investigations, the nation’s largest long-term care company said.
New test shows emotional memory; possible detection of Alzheimer’s risk
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 27, 2016
Older adults who tend to remember positive information often do worse on memory tests, a new study has found.
Making a run for the border
Nov 25, 2008
A burgeoning market for assisted living and senior living facilities in Mexico is drawing retirement-age baby boomers, according to The Dallas Morning News. Many factors contribute to the appeal of a Mexican...
Clinical Briefs for Thursday, April 2
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 01, 2020
FDA orders all Zantac heartburn products off store shelves … Scientists discover gene that increases risk of Alzheimer’s disease … New CDC report adds evidence that underlying conditions raise...
Raging against reality
By
Gary Tetz
Mar 02, 2020
If I needed an object lesson in why seniors, long-term care providers and actually, all humans, seem to have such difficulty facing the inevitability of change, I got it recently — in the men’s wear...
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...
Cadence Biomedical recently released its Kickstart Kinetic Orthosis.
Google your records?
Mar 05, 2008
Google Inc. has unveiled a plan that would allow patients to have more control of their medical records. The Google Health program was announced at a healthcare conference in Florida. The password-protected...
New speech therapy services released
Jul 21, 2015
Lingraphica has launched two new custom speech therapy offerings, called TalkPath Live teletherapy service and the TalkPath News resource, which join the existing task-based TalkPath Therapy online platform.