Long-term care may be a calling, but it’s still a job, and it’s an industry that would be served by a reduction of emotion. That’s especially true when discussing the government, which...
CPSI completes acquisition of Healthland
Jan 12, 2016
Computer Programs and Systems Inc. has completed its purchase of Healthland Holding for around $250 million. Healthland is the parent company of American HealthTech. and Rycan Technologies Inc.
SNF reaches $50k settlement in disability discrimination suit
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Jan 29, 2016
A South Carolina skilled nursing facility has agreed to pay $50,000 to settle claims that it fired a licensed practical nurse due to a disability that complicated her pregnancy.
Sharpen Medicaid Integrity auditing, OIG advises
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McKnight's Staff
Mar 23, 2012
Medicaid Integrity Contractors failed to find overpayments in the majority of their audits for the first half of 2010, leading the Office of Inspector General to recommend that the Centers for Medicare...
Owner pleads guilty to $4.2 million bilking scheme
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Haymarket Media
Nov 21, 2006
The former owner of more than 50 nursing homes in Texas and several other states pleaded guilty to Medicaid and Medicare fraud to the tune of approximately $4.2 million, according to an announcement from...
Ventas done with spin-off
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Oct 05, 2015
Ventas Inc. announced it has completed the spin-off of the majority of its post-acute and skilled nursing facility portfolio into an independent, publicly traded REIT.
Manor Care prepping for a sale?
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Haymarket Media
Apr 12, 2007
The nation’s largest nursing home chain plans to retain investment bank JPMorgan. Manor Care Inc. said the move will help it make better strategic moves in the months ahead. Analysts noted that Manor...
For residents with chronic pain, pain management and bowel care should go hand in hand
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Yvonne D'Arcy
Feb 21, 2020
Pain is a component of many chronic conditions, making chronic pain a health concern on its own. In fact, as many as 50 million Americans suffer from chronic pain, including myself. In 1991, I fell in...
Nursing home stocks rally in wake of Medicare reduction proposal
May 05, 2009
Nursing home operators may be lamenting the government’s proposed Medicare payment cuts, but the stock market has reacted differently. Shares of several publicly traded long-term care chains spiked...
Ziegler announces affiliation between NC retirement organizations
Jun 11, 2014
Ziegler has announced the affiliation between The Board of Trustees of Friends Homes Inc. and the Board of Governors of The Presbyterian Homes Inc., creating the largest not-for-profit continuing care...