Why you must have ‘All Hazards’ disaster planning and the incident command system
By
Stan Szpytek
Nov 04, 2013
As perils of all types, including wildfires, floods, tornados, earthquakes, mass shootings and a wide variety of other adverse events, impact our nation, providers of senior services must understand the...
And the Long-Term Care Newsmaker of the Year is …
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 21, 2017
There’s never been a newsier time in the world of senior care. Numerous huge issues and personalities have shaped the last 12 months. But there’s one clear choice for who should be “The...
Nice-Pak Products and PDI celebrate Earth Week with solar system
Apr 22, 2014
Nice-Pak Products Inc. and sister company Professional Disposables International Inc., celebrated Earth Week by installing a solar array on the roof of its headquarters and manufacturing plant.
Getting wider, not bigger: An investment and planning recipe for survival before the big senior wave
By
John Hall
Nov 15, 2019
At first blush, expanding any business in a time of declining numbers of customers and sagging construction starts seems illogical. But it’s exactly what may help skilled nursing facilities thrive and...
Ernst & Young resigns as National HealthCare’s independent auditor
By
Haymarket Media
Jun 17, 2004
When National HealthCare Corp. files its second quarter earnings ending June 30, 2004 with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Ernst & Young will simultaneously resign as its independent auditor. A...
Back from the brink
By
John Andrews
Oct 01, 2010
The skilled nursing sector has recovered relatively well from the economic meltdown in 2008. Still, capital is tight and economic soft spots remain
Financial literacy 101: Scoop deeply from this alphabet soup, lenders urge SNF operators
By
John Hall
Jan 03, 2019
Bankers say long-term care borrowers would do well to tend to their knowledge of financial fundamentals as much as they do the physical appearance of their landscapes and reception areas when it comes...
Proventix’s nGage hits new milestone
Nov 29, 2011
Proventix Systems Inc. announced its nGage system has become the nation’s most widely adopted healthcare hand hygiene monitoring system. The product has recorded more than 4 million total hand cleansings....
Juniper Communities announces acquisition
Dec 06, 2016
Juniper Communities and law firm Akerman LLP announced the $13.65 million acquisition of Wood River Village Retirement Community in Bensalem, PA.
Furniture company acquired
Jan 03, 2018
GF Health Products Inc. has bought Intensa Inc., a manufacturer of medical/laboratory seating, casework, furniture and equipment.