You’re not too busy to know this CMS news is good news
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 24, 2017
It’s nice to have friends in high places. Even better if she speaks of clearing regulatory clutter.
Brookdale seals it: 41 facilities for $82.9 million
By
Haymarket Media
Apr 13, 2006
Brookdale Senior Living Inc. has completed its acquisition of Southern Assisted Living Inc. for $82.9 million.
Best Sanitizers Inc. introduces footwear sanitizing stations
Sep 15, 2015
Research labs and pharmaceutical processors would benefit from Best Sanitizers Inc.’s new HACCP SmartStep and HACCP Defender Footwear Sanitizing Stations, the company said.
Oak Grove Capital arranges loan for N.C. facility
May 27, 2014
Oak Grove Capital has arranged for an $8.9 million bridge loan to facilitate the acquisition of Hugh Chatham Nursing Center, a 127-bed skilled nursing and assisted living facility in Elkin, NC, the company...
NIH probes multidrug-resistant bacteria in community settings
By
Kristen Fischer
Sep 08, 2023
Researchers are seeing people in community health settings with extremely or unusually virulent strains of the bacteria Klebsiella pneumoniae. As a result, a National Institutes of Health research group...
Coordinator turnover threatens to cut into reimbursement: survey
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 08, 2021
Nurse assessment coordinators could start leaving long-term care facilities in waves and the resulting shortages would leave nursing homes struggling to capture full reimbursement, new research suggests.
It’s in the genes
By
Liza Berger
Jan 15, 2008
CEO Robert Adams follows in his father’s footsteps.
Genesis leaves NYSE, charts path toward recovery but more LTC companies may be in danger
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 04, 2021
Genesis HealthCare announced Wednesday it will voluntarily delist its common stock from the New York Stock Exchange as part of a restructuring plan to improve the company’s financial and operational...
The heat is on: Reducing the dangers of hyperthermia for your residents
By
Martie Moore
Aug 04, 2014
He stumbled into the room, sweating and vomiting, and then he slipped to the floor. I was 8 years old and he was my brother.
Treating opioid-induced constipation in seniors with chronic pain
By
Neel Mehta
Jun 17, 2019
Chronic pain is one of the most common conditions in the United States, with approximately 50 million Americans reporting incidence. For Americans ages 65 years and older, chronic pain is even more prevalent,...