Kindred Healthcare Inc. has sold more of its dwindling supply of long-term care facilities in a new transaction.
CareTrust nabs IL SNFs
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Apr 05, 2017
CareTrust REIT Inc. has purchased five Illinois skilled nursing facilities for $29.2 million, the company announced in March.
KCI receives negative-pressure system clearance
Dec 10, 2013
Kinetic Concepts Inc. recently received FDA clearance for its V.A.C. Via Negative Pressure Wound Therapy System.
Slide Assist products target residents on the move
Aug 11, 2009
Polaris Medical Inc. recently introduced the new line of Slide Assist products. The new line is intended to help caregivers lift, transfer and reposition residents.
15% of facilities cited for IC violations
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John O'Connor
Jun 01, 2011
More than one in seven nursing homes receive survey citations for problems related to infection control, a study backed by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology has found.
Court says employer not burdened by contraception mandate
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Elizabeth Newman
Jan 02, 2013
A federal trial court has declined to grant an injunction in a case over the Affordable Care Act’s “contraceptive mandate,” finding against companies that said the requirement goes against...
Ventas files court action to recover damages from Sunrise REIT
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Haymarket Media
Apr 06, 2007
Ventas Inc. has already asserted and won its legal claim on Sunrise Real Estate Investment Trust over a rival suitor. Now Ventas wants Sunrise REIT to pay for trying to stray from its commitment.
Ventas trust to acquire Provident for $1.2 billion
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Haymarket Media
Apr 13, 2005
Ventas Inc., one of the nation’s top healthcare real estate investment trusts, has agreed to acquire Provident Senior Living Trust, an unlisted senior living real estate investment trust, for $1.2...
NIH study finds high rates of persistent chronic pain among U.S. adults
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Alicia Lasek
May 17, 2023
In the U.S., new cases of chronic pain occur more often than new cases of other common health conditions. This pain is also persistent, lasting at least one year for most people, investigators report.
NIH panel updates treatment guidelines for non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 25, 2022
A new recommended treatments list addresses the omicron variant’s current dominance and drug supply shortages.