Oxford Finances LLC arranges $6M loan for Synergy Health Centers
Jun 24, 2014
Oxford Finances LLC has arranged a $6.1 million loan to finance the expansion of Synergy Health Centers, a private company in New Jersey that specializes in healthcare delivery in the skilled nurse setting....
Judge closes book on lawsuit involving nursing home residents with intellectual, developmental disabilities
By
McKnight's Staff
May 10, 2013
A U.S. District Court judge has brought a definitive end to a large, long-running class action case involving nursing home residents with developmental and intellectual disabilities.
Legislation would mandate special training for dementia care workers
Feb 09, 2012
Dementia advocates in Massachusetts are hoping to fix a loophole that allows nursing homes to advertise dementia units without requiring special training for workers.
Lawmakers attempt to keep nursing home ‘bed hold’ program alive in MA
Nov 04, 2011
Massachusetts lawmakers revised a state spending plan this week that would restore a $6-million “bed hold” program for nursing homes.
Support for universal healthcare program grows, poll finds
Jun 09, 2011
Residents of Massachusetts are increasingly supportive of the state’s 2006 universal healthcare law, lending belief to the idea that the national Affordable Care Act will gain more public support...
Massachusetts looks for alternatives to antipsychotic use in dementia residents
Nov 19, 2010
Nursing home regulators in Massachusetts Thursday launched a campaign to limit the use of antipsychotic drugs in facilities.
Union members in Massachusetts may have ruined card-check bill’s chance at passage, report says
Jan 29, 2010
The Employee Free Choice Act, a bill that would make it easier for unions to organize, is essentially dead for now, and labor groups may have played a big part in killing it, a recent news article suggests.
A blow to healthcare reform
By
Liza Berger
Jan 20, 2010
The buzz among long-term care providers today, as expected, is the upset in the Massachusetts Senate race. How healthcare reform will play out now is anyone’s guess.