Cash-strapped Indiana nixes nurse background check program
Aug 11, 2010
Indiana cannot afford its $1 million share of a federal nurse background check initiative. It therefore will not participate in the program, the state said Monday.
PolyMem Wic Silver Rope to help treat tunneling wounds
Jan 20, 2009
Some of the greatest obstacles clinicians face with tunneling wounds are the limited dressing options available for managing them. In February, Ferris Manufacturing Corporation plans to introduce its PolyMem...
Editor’s Desk: Winning a battle is nice, but don’t ignore the war
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 14, 2005
It may be time to amend that popular saying, “News of my death has been greatly exaggerated.” I’m thinking that when it comes to the ballyhooed new Medicaid reform panel, “News...
Ventas completes acquisition of real estate interests from Sunrise
Dec 07, 2010
The real estate investment trust Ventas Inc. said Monday that it has completed the acquisition of 58 private-pay senior living communities from Sunrise Senior Living Inc.
WoundMatrix now Aceos
Dec 19, 2008
WoundMatrix Inc., a provider of digital wound care measurement and outcome tracking software, has launched a new corporate brand and Web site. The company changed its name to Aceos Inc. – a name...
New CFO named at Asbury
Apr 28, 2017
Andrew Jeanneret is the new Chief Financial Officer for Asbury Communities. He started April 27.
Extendicare gets green light from shareholders to reorganize
By
Haymarket Media
Oct 18, 2006
Shareholders of Extendicare Inc. have approved its plan to spin off its Assisted Living Concepts Inc. unit and convert the remainder of the company into a real estate investment trust.
Extendicare looking to expand, CEO says
By
Haymarket Media
Nov 16, 2005
After just completing its purchase of Assisted Living Concepts Inc., the CEO of Extendicare Inc., Mel Rhinelander, says the company is ready for new acquisitions.
Also in the News for Tuesday, Jan. 3
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 03, 2023
CNA on way home from Buffalo-area nursing home among those killed in Christmas weekend blizzard … Welltower partner Integra assigns ProMedica facilities to 15 regional operators, “evaluating opportunistic...
Welltower’s Genesis exit nearly complete after $76 million property sale
By
Danielle Brown
May 11, 2022
Welltower is approaching the finish line in its exit from its relationship with Genesis HealthCare, the company reported Tuesday.