The Illinois-based Symphony Post Acute Network has acquired Caretel Inns of Brighton and Caretel Inns of Lakeland, with plans to acquire three more affiliated facilities. Caretel’s holdings cross Michigan;...
Long-term care’s zeal for foreign nurses a ‘Band-Aid’ solution: researchers
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Kimberly Marselas
May 05, 2023
In a new commentary, researchers likened long-term care organizations’ quest to entice immigrant nurses to using a Band-Aid to stop a hemorrhaging workforce wound.
Jodi Eyigor is finding her distinct voice
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 31, 2021
Jodi Eyigor, Director of Nursing Home Quality and Policy, LeadingAge
Profile: Barbara Gay
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Kimberly Marselas
Mar 04, 2015
Growing up in a quintessential New England town with extended family all around, Barbara Gay always appreciated the rich relationships she had with older adults.
Hank Watson: Striking into new territory
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 01, 2021
Hank Watson, MBA, Chief Development Officer, American Health Partners
NIC conference returns in-person and online Nov. 1-3
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 26, 2021
The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC) plans to host its first in-person conference since the start of the pandemic when it convenes operators, lenders and investors in Houston.
Medi-Dose/EPS announces new medication handling labels
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Kimberly Marselas
May 12, 2020
Medi-Dose has added brightly colored lid-label covers in blue, red, orange, green and pink to help providers call attention to specific classes of drugs. The five new labels follow the highly popular launch...
CarePeeps provides voice-enabled solution
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 26, 2020
CarePeeps is a new tool for professional and family caregivers using voice-driven mobile technology to help navigate and streamline the patient process. Sand Tiger Health’s new online app is a HiPAA-compliant...
Medical records service pays $100K for HIPAA breach affecting 3.5 million people
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Kimberly Marselas
May 24, 2019
A healthcare company that had not conducted a comprehensive risk analysis prior to a HIPAA breach will pay $100,000, the federal government said Thursday.
MedPAC member: Give Congress more on nursing home staffing mandate implications
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 12, 2024
The likely costs of complying with a federal staffing mandate will affect nursing home margins so “massively” that a Congressional advisory board should offer alternative payment guidance for the sector,...