GAO outlines state efforts to improve consumer protections in assisted living facilities
By
Haymarket Media
May 28, 2004
The General Accounting Office has released a 44-page report identifying specific state efforts to improve consumer protections in assisted living facilities. The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging...
New SNF unit opens in Florida
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 15, 2019
Lee Health has opened a freestanding skilled nursing unit at Gulf Coast Medical Center in Fort Myers, FL, earlier this month.
Trinity Health welcomes new partnership with St. Joseph’s
Jul 14, 2015
St. Joseph’s Health, located in Syracuse, NY, is now a member of Trinity Health.
Nursing home giant Ensign touts ‘sequential growth’ in occupancy, revenue
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 29, 2022
Ensign Group executives believe the company is in an excellent position to soon reach pre-pandemic occupancy levels after seeing overall growth for the fifth consecutive quarter.
Make room at the top: Katzmann issues challenge at McKnight’s Women of Distinction ceremony
By
James M. Berklan
May 20, 2019
McKnight’s Women of Distinction Lifetime Achievement Award winner Lynne Katzmann directed a challenge to senior care stakeholders in all positions while delivering a charged acceptance speech at the...
Provider pushes back, gets relief from social-media penalties
By
James M. Berklan
Jun 26, 2017
While long-term care officials agree that photos and videos of nursing home residents should not be taken or posted to social media without consent, some operators are pushing back.
Shots gone bad: Residents at five facilities must get COVID-19 vaccine again after doses are stored wrong
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 04, 2021
Leaders at five Ohio long-term and residential care facilities are working with Walgreens and state officials to re-administer COVID-19 vaccines to residents following a storage error caused by the pharmacy...
CareTrust REIT has reached tentative agreements with nearly all of the 32 skilled nursing and seniors housing facilities that it plans to sell or repurpose, executives said Friday.
Despite $235 million in losses, Genesis sees reason for optimism
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 18, 2019
Better days are coming to both the nation’s largest skilled care chain and the sector overall, its CEO said Monday. Genesis Healthcare ended 2018 with a more than $235 million in net losses. But that’s...
LifeShare Technologies releases app
Nov 18, 2014
LifeShare Technologies recently released LifeShare Family, a mobile app connecting seniors with their families,and caregivers.