Regulatory loophole allows pharmacy companies to resell drugs returned by nursing homes, whistleblowers...
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Haymarket Media
Sep 22, 2004
Whistleblower lawsuits complain that a regulatory loophole allows some pharmacy companies to resell drugs returned by nursing homes and hospitals, and thus billing the government twice. Many of these medications...
How to do it… Financing
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Haymarket Media
May 09, 2007
Cheerful stories about financing have been the norm recently for stakeholders in the long-term care field. But it hasn’t always been that way – and it’s all but certain that this rosy outlook...
Sweet deal: Philanthropic honey sales net more than $46,000 for Memphis-area nursing home
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Foster Stubbs
Mar 25, 2024
What do nursing homes and beehives have in common? More than you might suspect. There is a buzz surrounding The King’s Daughters and Sons Home and it stems from a unique friendship with the beekeepers...
Let public have say on sex in SNFs, researchers say
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Oct 07, 2016
Current policies on how intimate relationships should be handled in nursing home settings have “failed” residents and the public alike, according to research published Wednesday.
CMS issues first nursing home staffing rule enforcement guidance
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 19, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this week updated guidance to be used by surveyors weighing nursing homes’ compliance with expanded facility assessment requirements included in the minimum...
Walking neighborhoods may fend off depression, study says
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Haymarket Media
May 09, 2007
Older men who can walk in their neighborhood have a lower risk of depression than those in less pedestrian-friendly areas, a new study finds.
LTC makes the Top 10, and figures to stay there
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James M. Berklan
Feb 08, 2018
Recently, we were all inundated with lists of things to look for in 2018, not to mention “best of” 2017 compilations.
MassDevelopment issues $8.5 million tax-exempt bond for Roxbury Crossing
Jan 22, 2014
MassDevelopment has issued an $8.5 million tax-exempt bond for Roxbury Crossing Senior Building Limited Partnership, an affordable senior housing project sponsored by Mission Hill Neighborhood Housing...
Inaugural AADNS conference kicks off Wednesday
Sep 22, 2016
The American Association of Directors of Nursing Services will hold its first national conference Wednesday through next Friday in Baltimore.
Survey on healthcare laundry released
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 26, 2020
The TRSA Healthcare Committee has released its 2019 Healthcare Laundry Survey on operations and trends, available for purchase at www.trsa.org/store. The TRSA 2019 Healthcare Laundry Survey was compiled...