Big-dollar deals in the seniors housing sector continue to drive up per-bed prices, according to the latest figures from Irving Levin Associates Inc.
Therapy bed for pressure injuries debuts
May 30, 2017
The Hill-Rom Envella Air Fluidized Therapy Bed has been released by Hill-Rom Holdings Inc. This product was designed for patients with severe pressure injuries.
New washer released
Mar 01, 2016
Continental Girbau Inc. has added a new 70-pound capacity G-Flex Washer to its advanced line of hard-mount flexible-speed washers.
Supreme Court weighing limits on privacy-breach lawsuits
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 20, 2018
In an announcement expected today, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether to accept a case that could narrow how “harm” is defined in data-breach cases.
Therapy lawsuit advances in federal court; debate persists
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 02, 2012
A former Aegis occupational therapy assistant can move forward with a lawsuit over what she says were fraudulent therapy claims.
Telemedicine videoconferencing launched for rural communities
Nov 16, 2016
LS Networks fiber-optic broadband network is powering telemedicine videoconferencing in 16 rural communities across Oregon, Greater Oregon Behavioral Health Inc. announced.
Humana buys Kindred to build home health inroads
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 08, 2018
Kindred Healthcare has not only slid off the skilled nursing radar, it’s also been sold — to insurer Humana Inc. and two private equity partners.
Patent received for COPD medication
May 10, 2017
Pulmatrix Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, said Tuesday it had received a patent for its drug PUR0200, which is designed to treated chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD).
HCP spins off troubled HCR ManorCare
By
Jun 06, 2016
HCP Inc. will spin off HCR ManorCare, its skilled nursing and assisted living portfolio, into an independent real estate investment trust, the company announced in May.
Healthcare REIT buying spree grabs Sunrise Senior Living
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 01, 2012
Health Care REIT Inc. will acquire Sunrise Senior Living for $844.6 million in cash, creating a mammoth senior living company that will send ripples through the sector.