Colonial Manor, a skilled nursing and assisted living facility in Columbus Junction, IA, has selected Time Management Systems to implement a new PBJ feature in its existing Attendance Enterprise system.
SNF and IL facility sold in Texas
Oct 04, 2016
Senior Living Investment Brokerage Inc. announced the sale of a skilled nursing and independent living facility in Baytown, TX, for $3.025 million.
Pruden appointed CFO at Care Innovations
Oct 04, 2016
Bryan Pruden has been promoted to chief financial officer at Care Innovations.
Supreme Court declines review of Medicare hospice cap case
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Oct 04, 2016
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to weigh on a case debating Medicare’s controversial payment cap for hospice treatment.
State supreme court allows SNFs to arbitrate survival claims
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Oct 03, 2016
Pennsylvania nursing homes will be able to force survival claims from deceased residents’ estates into arbitration, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
Sabra Health Care REIT is the latest in a string of real estate investment trusts looking to distance themselves from problematic skilled nursing portfolios.
Ask the Care Expert about … infections
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Sherrie Dornberger
Oct 01, 2016
It seems like we are now making a bigger deal out of infections in the long-term post-acute care settings. How many infections occur in long-term post-acute care? What is the No. 1 infection, and who ultimately...
Reader Poll: What non-clinical skill is most important in your daily work?
Oct 01, 2016
“Conflict resolution would be a big one. I have 300 employees and they don’t always get along. It really depends on the situation, but it’s usually employee to employee.”
Pain points
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John Hall
Oct 01, 2016
‘Getting ahead’ has led to painkillers becoming long-term care’s most vexing drug problem; addictions, overdependence cloud the newly restrictive picture
CareTrust to add two SNFs
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Oct 01, 2016
CareTrust REIT Inc. acquired a portfolio of two California skilled nursing facilities, along with two seniors housing properties, for $34.4 million, the company announced in August.