What will it cost you to stay in the post-acute care game?
By
Steven Littlehale
Apr 22, 2015
More than just collecting data, providers need to use standardized, nationally recognized measures. Especially in this era of ACOs and alternative payment models. In the past, many individual providers...
Ensign Group announces another ‘record’ financial quarter, rising occupancy
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 29, 2021
The nation’s second-largest nursing home company continued to steam along during the second quarter, achieving record operating results and noting it had regained more than half of census losses caused...
Making a run for the border
Nov 25, 2008
A burgeoning market for assisted living and senior living facilities in Mexico is drawing retirement-age baby boomers, according to The Dallas Morning News. Many factors contribute to the appeal of a Mexican...
Settlements in four DOJ investigations to cost Genesis $52.7 million
By
Phil Brahm
Sep 05, 2016
Genesis Healthcare will pay $52.7 million under an agreement to settle four separate Department of Justice investigations, the nation’s largest long-term care company said.
New test shows emotional memory; possible detection of Alzheimer’s risk
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 27, 2016
Older adults who tend to remember positive information often do worse on memory tests, a new study has found.
Clinical Briefs for Thursday, April 2
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 01, 2020
FDA orders all Zantac heartburn products off store shelves … Scientists discover gene that increases risk of Alzheimer’s disease … New CDC report adds evidence that underlying conditions raise...
Raging against reality
By
Gary Tetz
Mar 02, 2020
If I needed an object lesson in why seniors, long-term care providers and actually, all humans, seem to have such difficulty facing the inevitability of change, I got it recently — in the men’s wear...
Spreading the word about long-term care reform
By
Liza Berger
Apr 21, 2009
Take a look at the top news stories on our Web site today and you’ll notice a common topic: healthcare reform. That subject has captured the attention of federal lawmakers and the long-term care community....
LED lighting: What Is R9?
By
Michael Bruce
Oct 27, 2014
Since the conception of LED lighting, the industry has made great strides to improve the color quality of the light source. Today, color quality is an important consideration when evaluating LED lighting...
The ‘fake news’ problem is all too real. But probably not as you imagine.
By
John O'Connor
Jul 16, 2018
We seem to breeding unprecedented numbers of self-righteous experts armed with warped perspectives. That’s where “fake news” is doing its real damage. And by all accounts, things are...