As most long-term care operators can attest, MDS 3.0 has spurred both opportunities and obstacles. On one hand, the new resident assessment tool is pushing resident care and satisfaction to the forefront...
McKnight’s wins three Azbee regional awards
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 20, 2015
McKnight’s Long-Term Care News received three regional awards at the American Society of Business Publication Editors (Azbee) Upper Midwest awards luncheon, held Friday in Rosemont, IL.
No-flush urinal provides waterless option
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 18, 2018
Waterless Co. offers no-flush urinals.
Capital One Bank announces $85 million loan
Dec 03, 2013
Capital One Bank is the joint bookrunner for an $85 million, seven-year senior secured term loan to subsidiaries of Parkwood Properties Inc. and a $30 million revolver loan to Palm Garden Healthcare Holdings...
Popular Alzheimer’s drug going generic
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Haymarket Media
Sep 04, 2007
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has provided tentative approval to Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc. to make and market the generic version of dementia treatment Razadyne.
LeadingAge’s Center for Aging Services Technologies release new tools last week to help long-term care providers identify the best medication management product.
Michigan home healthcare owners convicted in $33M Medicare fraud
By
Holly Petrovich
Jul 29, 2015
Two Michigan home healthcare agency owners were convicted of various offenses for their participation in a $33 million Medicare fraud scheme, government officials announced.
Ventas to buy real estate interests in 58 Sunrise Senior Living communities
Oct 05, 2010
Real estate investment trust (REIT) Ventas Inc. on Monday said it is acquiring the real estate interests in 58 private senior living communities from Sunrise Senior Living Inc.
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,...