Seniorlink Inc., the parent company of Caregiver Homes, has partnered with Northeastern University’s Bouve College of Health Sciences to form a dementia program.
TeamHealth acquires IPC Healthcare for $1.6 billion
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Aug 05, 2015
Physician staffing company TeamHealth will acquire post-acute care group IPC Healthcare Inc. for $1.6 billion, the companies announced Tuesday.
Oswego Health chooses scheduling program
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Elizabeth Newman
Oct 16, 2018
Oswego Health in New York has implemented ScheduleAnywhere for its nursing department’s staff scheduling, Atlas Business Solutions Inc. announced.
Two drugs commonly used to treat heart failure equally improve patient survival, a finding that has “immediate clinical applications,” investigators say.
Sunrise, Manor Care face shareholders this week
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Haymarket Media
Oct 16, 2007
Two major long-term care providers struggling with financial and labor union challenges will hold annual shareholder meetings this week.
Study probes bouts of lucidity among those with dementia
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Donna Shryer
Jun 09, 2024
A recent study published in The Gerontologist sheds light on a phenomenon that many caregivers of seniors with severe dementia have witnessed: moments of unexpected clarity or recognition, often called...
Care2Learn to showcase latest options
Oct 26, 2010
Care2Learn Inc. will showcase its latest online learning options at next week’s AAHSA show in Los Angeles. Attendees can stop by booth 2113 to learn more about its latest continuing education and...
Clinical Briefs for Wednesday, December 18
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 17, 2019
Simple tool predicts life expectancy after dementia diagnosis … FDA approves first triglyceride drug, a complement to statin therapy … Older women top list of those who take weekly sleep meds … NIH...
Big future ahead for sub-acute healthcare providers offering continuum of care, researchers predict
Apr 19, 2011
The market for long-term care services is likely to grow at a rate of 5% to 6% per year, a new study finds. Healthcare market research publisher Kalorama estimates the long-term care market in 2010 was...
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Feb. 21
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John Roszkowski
Feb 21, 2023
Omicron hospital illness 54% deadlier than flu, study finds … Drug linked to lower risk of dementia for people with diabetes … Moderna announces plan for no-cost COVID vaccine … Scientists move closer...