Skilled nursing sector’s growing (or shrinking) problems get new attention
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Aug 23, 2023
For the second day in a row, a major US newspaper Tuesday highlighted problems in the long-term care sector.
BD investigating reports of false positives from COVID-19 tests
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 16, 2020
New Jersey-based medical technology company Becton Dickinson, or BD, is conducting an investigation following reports that its COVID-19 point-of-care testing equipment is producing false positive results...
Coronavirus nursing home commission delivers draft of recommendations to CMS
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 27, 2020
A national commission tasked with reviewing nursing homes’ response to the coronavirus crisis has delivered a draft of its recommendations to the federal government.
Brookdale having trouble filling beds after Emeritus deal
By
John Hall
Jan 30, 2015
Investors want occupied beds and claim Emeritus isn’t filling them fast enough to suit Wall Street, which has punished the company’s new owner with declining share value.
Nursing homes’ security threatened by information posted to hacker website
By
Tim Mullaney
Feb 19, 2014
Documents posted to a file-sharing website could have been used to steal medical record and credit card information from three nursing homes in New York state, according to a Tuesday report in the Wall...
‘Scary’ front-page story gave scant attention to benefits of long-term care insurance, industry...
By
Tim Mullaney
Jul 08, 2013
Long-term care insurance has benefited policyholders more than a recent Wall Street Journal front-page story indicates, according to the nation’s largest LTC insurance trade group.
The heart of what we believe
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 25, 2012
If the AARP convention last week was any indication, some seniors aren’t buying what Paul Ryan is selling. The question is, are you?