» Caremerge LLC unveiled plans in April for a partnership with Care Technology Systems. Data and alerts from the latter’s sensors can be combined with activity and clinical data from Caremerge, providing a more complete reporting picture.
» Joerns Healthcare announced the sale of its furnishings business to Akin Industries in March. The Design and Furnishings business no longer aligned with the company’s strategy, which includes a focus on prevention and healing, plus therapeutic support surfaces, negative pressure wound therapy and patient handling, officials said.
» Bulk TV & Internet announced a partnership with Consulate Health Care’s healthcare and rehabilitation centers in March. Bulk TV is able to accommodate and install a custom-built TV system for properties in as little as a week, allowing the provider to avoid complicated remotes in each resident’s room.
» Sherpa, developed by One On One and Integrity, has debuted as a new senior housing lead tracking tool. The product focuses on creating a holistic profile of individual prospects, with a result of better visit-to-close ratios.
» Carstens Inc. announced it is entering into a three-year agreement with HPSI Purchasing Solutions so that the company can sell Carstens’ products in long-term care. This includes record-keeping products such as charting systems. HPSI is a group purchasing organization based in Irvine, CA.
» OnShift honored six winners in its OnShift Scheduler of the Year Awards in March. The victors were Lisa Battistelli of Osprey Village, Senior Living Communities; Shawna Garwood of Celina Manor, HCF Management Inc.; Chuck Hillier of Altercare of Mentor Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing Care, Altercare of Ohio; Beth Secord of Burcham Hills, Brookdale Senior Living; Hailey Wetherbee of Kendal at Hanover, The Kendal Corporation; and Lynn Zeman of Tudor Oaks, American Baptist Homes of the Midwest. OnShift also recognized Audrey Toepper, National Church Residences Mill Run, as an “OnShift Champion.”
From the May 01, 2014 Issue of McKnight's Long-Term Care News