Providers: Fix would speed immigrant nurse validation by months
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 01, 2022
A long-term care coalition is calling on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to address an ongoing issue at its Texas premium processing unit that’s causing “significant delays” in tapping...
NIH announces $10M in funding to look at gender differences in clinical studies
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 24, 2014
The National Institutes of Health is releasing $10.1 million in supplemental funding for healthcare grant recipients to explore gender differences in their research. Men are overrepresented in studies,...
Omnicare accuses UnitedHealth of antitrust violations
By
Haymarket Media
May 22, 2006
Omnicare Inc. is suing UnitedHealth Group, Inc. in federal court. It alleges the insurer defrauded the pharmaceutical company in contract negotiations involving the Medicare prescription drug plan.
CMS details 5 new scenarios that trigger infection control-focused surveys
By
Danielle Brown
Jan 06, 2021
Multiple weeks with new coronavirus cases or low staffing are among the additional scenarios that will trigger a focused infection control survey at a nursing home, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
McKnight’s 40 for 40: Thomas J. DeRosa
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 14, 2020
Welltower, which consistently earns spots at the top of the American Seniors Housing Association’s ASHA 50 ranking of largest senior living owners and Argentum’s list of biggest REITs, has displayed...
Ear care product expanded to nursing homes
Dec 13, 2017
Eosera Inc. said it will be expanding its earwax impaction product for nursing homes.
Gemino announces $8M line of credit to CA facility
Jun 03, 2014
Gemino Healthcare Finance announced it will provide an $8 million secured revolving line of credit to Providence Group, Inc. The credit will be used to pay off debt and for working capital purposes.
Could documentation relief be coming soon?
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 06, 2017
Long-term care professionals know a lot. At the top of the list has to be that you are saddled with too many tasks, many of them documentation-related.
Nursing home stocks rise on positive outlook of proposed Medicare rule
May 05, 2008
Nursing home company shares rose on Friday following the release of a proposed government rule to cut Medicare funding in fiscal year 2009 by a net $60 million.
Kindred renews leases with Ventas as profits tumble
By
Haymarket Media
May 01, 2007
Louisville-based Ventas Inc. and Kindred Healthcare Inc. said April 30 they agreed to renew the terms of a lease agreement on 64 facilities owned by Ventas, according to announcements from both companies.