The current boom in senior housing building may outpace demand and lead to trouble for real estate companies, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.
Also in the News for Monday, August 10
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Aug 10, 2015
“Modern life” causing dementia to start earlier, study finds… New Mexico attorney general, nursing home chain spar in court… Frail, elderly most susceptible to NYC Legionnaire’s...
Assisted living facility to pay $42,500 settlement in EEOC suit
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Aug 10, 2015
A Michigan assisted living group will pay more than $42,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit alleging it fired an employee with epilepsy.
Welch Allyn acquisition aids Hill-Rom’s product footprint
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Elizabeth Newman
Aug 05, 2015
Reflecting the trend of consolidation among long-term care medical device vendors, Hill-Rom Holdings Inc. announced it is buying New York-based Welch Allyn for $2.05 billion.
SNF bed total drops slightly
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John O'Connor
Aug 05, 2015
The skilled care sector saw occupancy rates and bed supply dip slightly between March and June, new data shows.
Kwalu, Clorox team up for a clean finish
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Elizabeth Newman
Aug 05, 2015
Long-term care furniture company Kwalu and Clorox Healthcare have announced a joint marketing venture that will promote disinfectants on non-porous furnishings.
Seemed like good idea
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John Hall
Aug 05, 2015
One of the more interesting new ways employers are helping employees is through wellness assistance.
State News for August 2015
Aug 05, 2015
The nation’s most populous state is also now home to the largest long-term care workers’ union, which formally chartered in late June.
Taking a load off
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Julie Williamson
Aug 05, 2015
More facilities are pulling the plug on resource-robbing laundry practices — as they seek to lessen environmental burden and improve the bottom line
I couldn’t live without … TotalVue
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Holly Petrovich
Aug 05, 2015
Working from his REM Laundry office in Versailles, KY, Mark Moore manages his company’s contract laundry services for nursing homes all over the country through a new cloud-based monitoring and reporting...