Proposed new visa could pave the way for more immigrant nursing home workers
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McKnight's Staff
Apr 02, 2013
More immigrant workers could be employed in the nation’s nursing homes in coming years under a deal reached Friday.
$10 million therapy-provider kickback case may proceed, judge says
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 20, 2013
A False Claims Act lawsuit involving a nursing home chain and therapy providers in Missouri can move forward, a federal judge has ruled. The case originated when a whistleblower alleged that a therapy...
Lack of nursing home input compromised obesity-lifespan studies, researchers say
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McKnight's Staff
Feb 06, 2013
The exclusion of nursing home residents should cast serious doubt on studies showing a positive relationship between obesity and lifespan, according to a new report.
NHC acquires 6 more SNFs
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 01, 2013
National HealthCare Corp is buying six nursing homes from landlord National Health Investors for $21 million, the company announced.
Evangelical Lutheran tops nonprofit senior living list
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McKnight's Staff
Sep 05, 2012
The LeadingAge/Ziegler 100 report reflects an increase in independent and assisted living communities, and a decrease in nursing homes as part of the mix. The average system on the list had 2,008 units...
Survey: Most healthcare providers believe national health insurance plan would hurt care quality
Jun 12, 2009
A total of 75% of healthcare providers think that a national health insurance plan would reduce the quality of care or have a neutral effect. That is according to the results of a study of 500 various...
Gunman could face death penalty in North Carolina nursing home shooting case
Jun 01, 2009
Prosecutors last week asked for the death penalty in the case of Robert Stewart, 45, the man accused of murdering eight people at Pinelake Health and Rehabilitation Center in Carthage, NC.
Nursing home stocks rally in wake of Medicare reduction proposal
May 05, 2009
Nursing home operators may be lamenting the government’s proposed Medicare payment cuts, but the stock market has reacted differently. Shares of several publicly traded long-term care chains spiked...
Survivors of Pinelake nursing home shooting face ‘long healing process,’ head of North Carolina...
Mar 31, 2009
Staff members, families and residents of Pinelake Health and Rehab in Carthage, NC, are still in shock after a lone gunman went on a shooting rampage that left eight people dead and three injured at the...
Average per-bed prices for skilled nursing, assisted living facilities sink in 2008
Mar 13, 2009
After hitting record prices in 2007, the average price paid per bed for skilled nursing facilities fell by 18% to $45,500 in 2008, a new report by Irving Levin Associates Inc. found.