LTC Properties had its strongest investment year since 2015, company leaders said Thursday, with Chairman and CEO Wendy Simpson touting $170 million in annual investment as proof of a “hard-won positive...
Flynt promoted to director of convention and brand experience
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 07, 2023
LeadingAge Florida has promoted Magdalen Flynt to director of convention and brand experience.
Former Atrium CEO, operator charged in $407 million fraud scheme
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 03, 2023
An operator behind Atrium Health and Senior Living and a former top executive were indicted Wednesday on an extensive list of healthcare fraud, tax fraud and money laundering offenses, the Department of...
60 Seconds with … Kim Powell, PhD, RN
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 25, 2023
You’ve won a $1 million NIH grant to study how text messaging might speed up decisions about transferring nursing home residents. What is your goal?
Wireless smart bandage makes short work of chronic wounds
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 25, 2023
A Stanford University research team has created a smart bandage made of a thin, flexible printed circuit and a wireless power source that provides electrical stimulation to injured tissue.
Optimism grows, even with spiraling costs threatening: McKnight’s 2023 Outlook Survey
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 20, 2023
Optimism for the skilled nursing sector is growing, with intense worries about staff shortages and less-than-desired occupancy starting to recede. But concerns about escalating financial pressures have...
NIC spring conference on tap
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 13, 2023
Registration is open for the 2023 NIC Spring Conference, being held March 1-3 in San Diego. The seniors housing and care event is designed around mainstage sessions with high-profile presenters, educational...
Leaning into behavioral health and staying out of agency: Ciena Group’s Amy La Fleur
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 09, 2023
The Ciena Group is poised for growth in 2023 thanks, in part, to attractive programmatic additions and building design innovations.
As Medicare Advantage threats mount, providers seek better partners: 2023 Outlook Survey
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 06, 2023
More skilled nursing providers are embracing Institutional Special Needs Plans by joining existing programs or creating their own as enrollment in other Medicare Advantage plans surpass half of all Medicare...
Also in the News for Wednesday, Jan. 4
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 04, 2023
COVID hospitalizations approach last summer’s high, but flu and RSV cases waning … NC nursing home to pay $126K after storm-related staff shortages, two patient deaths … FDA decision on experimental...