Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Here are the latest product-related developments in the eldercare marketplace, from McKnight's



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March 26, 2008

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• NEW IN THE MARKET

Silent sentries

March 26, 2008

Smart Caregiver Corporation now offers cordless monitors and pressure pads for eldercare settings. The monitors trigger fall alarms when weight is displaced from pressure pads. The pressure pads are available in a variety of sizes, according to the firm.
 

It's a winner

March 26, 2008

Nurture by Steelcase, a healthcare environments company, announced that it has earned the prestigious Nightingale Award for its Opus Overbed Table. "We feel the Overbed Table brings significant design innovation and functionality to a place where it matters most - the bedside," said Alan Rheault, the firm's director of product development.
 

Food for thought

March 26, 2008

Nintendo's Brain Age 2 has 15 new, intensely engaging activities designed to give brains a daily workout. Millions of men, women, students and seniors worldwide picked up the original. The game can help residents and staff train their brains in just minutes a day, according to the firm.
 

• NEWSMAKERS

Stating their case

March 26, 2008

Medical device companies more than $28 million on lobbying the federal government last year, compared with $26.5 million in 2006, according to a preliminary analysis by the Center for Responsive Politics. Top issues included Medicare legislation and reform for the Food and Drug Administration.
 

Weems: Competitive bids will cut costs

March 26, 2008

Kerry Weems, the acting administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said a new Medicare competitive bidding program for durable medical equipment might save the program and beneficiaries more than $1 billion next year. This year, the will operate in 10 of the largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas and will apply to 10 of the top durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies product categories. The program is scheduled to expand to 70 markets next year.
 

Quick recovery?

March 26, 2008

As the housing market continues its slide, a news report offers some encouraging news for operators: Seniors-housing stocks have the potential to rebound faster than the rest of the market, the Wall Street Journal recently reported. The paper points out that the national occupancy rate is still near 90%, and that declining house prices have not affected the pace of rate increases as much as some had predicted.
 



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