Amid ProMedica ouster, advocates question new operator’s qualifications
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 30, 2022
Weeks after Welltower announced it plans to transition its ProMedica portfolio to a new operator, consumer advocates and mainstream media are questioning the track record of the selected firm.
Judges revive conspiracy case against ManorCare, counsel in 12-year legal odyssey
By
Joe Bush
Oct 17, 2022
Charges of civil conspiracy, unjust enrichment and legal malpractice have been reinstated against two lawyers that allegedly conspired with a nursing home to charge a resident illegal fees.
ProMedica Senior Care betting on partners with ‘skin in the game’
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 15, 2021
A hospital-to-skilled nursing conversion project uniting ProMedica and Ohio’s MetroHealth is the first of several collaborations the giant senior care operator is planning to launch this year. It’s...
Former HCR ManorCare exec Keith Weikel remembered as long-term care ‘titan’
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 12, 2021
Keith Weikel, the former federal Medicaid chief who spent 20-plus years as a top executive for what was once the nation’s largest nursing home chain, is being remembered as one of the industry’s leading...
Court reviewing $95K fine assessed against HCR ManorCare
By
Danielle Brown
May 21, 2020
The California Supreme Court is reviewing a jury award of $95,500 against HCR ManorCare as it debates the correct penalty amounts for alleged health and safety violations.
Clinical Briefs for Friday, May 8
By
Alicia Lasek
May 07, 2020
Lab cautions nursing homes about inaccurate coronavirus test kits … HCR ManorCare: 70% of COVID-19 infected employees asymptomatic … Nurse survey finds No.1 concern is infecting others, 38% reassigned...
HCR ManorCare: 70 percent of COVID-19 infected employees asymptomatic
By
James M. Berklan
May 07, 2020
Seventy percent of employees and up to half of patients found to be COVID-19 infected by nursing home giant HCR ManorCare were asymptomatic at the time, says the chain’s medical director.
TSI adds VP Seiple for PDPM and beyond
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 19, 2019
Data analytics firm TEAM TSI has welcomed Greg Seiple as vice president of informatics. Seiple has extensive experience with HCR ManorCare, Guardian and CareOne. As a registered nurse, Seiple has...
Also in the News for Monday, Aug. 27
Aug 27, 2018
Senate passes spending bill with $425 million boost for Alzheimer’s research … A vitamin-rich diet can help to lower the risk of frailty in older adults, study finds … Oklahoma the first...
HCR ManorCare files for bankruptcy, setting up purchase by Quality Care Properties
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 05, 2018
HCR ManorCare officials filed for bankruptcy Sunday, paving the way for a company-saving purchase by Quality Care Properties.