Genesis Healthcare will sell 51% stake in Chinese subsidiary
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Kimberly Marselas
Apr 24, 2018
Genesis HealthCare announced Monday that it has agreed to sell a controlling stake of its Chinese subsidiary, GRS-HS, to Riswein Health Industry Investment Co.
An Illinois rehabilitation and skilled nursing center has been fined $25,000 after a certified nurse aide admitted to posting a partially nude photo of a resident on social media.
Disgruntled family member arrested after confronting nursing home employee, threatening to bring gun...
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 08, 2018
Police have arrested a Connecticut man for confronting a nursing home employee off the grounds and threatening to bring a gun to the facility.
Nursing home resident attacks staff member with spray meant for aggressive bears
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Kimberly Marselas
May 24, 2018
Officials say a resident at a New Hampshire nursing home sent an employee to the hospital by spraying her with a product usually reserved for combative bears.
From Genesis to Revelation: Nursing home helps break Bible-reading record one book at a time
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Kimberly Marselas
May 09, 2018
Virginia nursing home resident Nancy Macy had already read the Bible in its entirety three times, but she’d sent her well-worn King James home with family and thought she might not spend time with...
Right-sized investing
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 08, 2018
The finance world will be looking for long-term care’s ‘sweet spot’ in 2018
Discovery could speed sepsis treatment
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Kimberly Marselas
Dec 01, 2014
Nursing home residents might benefit from a new way of diagnosing and treating sepsis made possible by a discovery at the University of British Columbia.
Latest Alzheimer’s discovery looks like a real eye-opener
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 05, 2015
Extra sleep can help fruit flies overcome Alzheimer’s-like memory problems, according to new research out of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Study uncovers deep effects of night shift work on body
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 08, 2018
Working a few night shifts is enough to change gene expression and dampen the body’s ability to fight off attacks, a new Canadian study reveals. Researchers at McGill University simulated a night...
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