Genesis HealthCare, HHS reach settlement over treatment of deaf residents
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McKnight's Staff
Mar 07, 2013
Genesis HealthCare will enhance care for deaf individuals, including providing interpreters, as part of a recent settlement agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights...
Gun-toting clown robs nursing home
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McKnight's Staff
May 04, 2012
Two West Virginia nursing home nurses are safe after being held up at gunpoint by a man dressed as a clown.
Brookdale remains largest senior living operator in the country, ALFA rankings show
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McKnight's Staff
Apr 01, 2013
Stability was a theme of 2012, at least among the biggest players in the senior living sector. The Assisted Living Federation of America recently released its annual list of the largest providers by total...
7,000 Pennsylvania nursing home workers negotiating new contracts
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McKnight's Staff
Jan 17, 2013
A 150-person negotiating committee representing nearly 7,000 Pennsylvania nursing home workers met on Tuesday with representatives of major operators such as Golden Living, Genesis HealthCare, Reliant...
Golden Living and Genesis facilities take top quality awards
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McKnight's Staff
Aug 17, 2012
Two nursing homes in Wisconsin and Rhode Island have taken top honors in a national quality awards competition.
Alleged gun-toting clown indicted
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McKnight's Staff
Jun 20, 2012
The latest act in an ongoing circus around a gun-toting clown who robbed a nursing home played out in federal court Tuesday.
Nursing home robber trades clown mask for prison uniform
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McKnight's Staff
Jan 14, 2013
A woman who wore a clown mask while robbing a West Virginia nursing home last May faces 10 years in federal prison.
Savings abound when LTC administrators and pharmacists work together, experts stress
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McKnight's Staff
Jun 13, 2012
As providers struggle to operate on increasingly thin margins, close collaboration between nursing home administrators and consultant pharmacists is becoming more important, industry experts said Tuesday.
Nursing home clown robber pleads guilty to armed robbery
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McKnight's Staff
Aug 09, 2012
The West Virginia woman who robbed a nursing home at gunpoint back in May while dressed as a clown pleaded guilty this week.
Major REITs want out of the nursing home sector: report
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McKnight's Staff
May 02, 2013
Prominent real estate investment trusts are worried about the fiscal challenges facing skilled nursing homes, and some are looking to get out of the sector, according to the Wall Street Journal.