Genesis Healthcare will sell 51% stake in Chinese subsidiary
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 24, 2018
Genesis HealthCare announced Monday that it has agreed to sell a controlling stake of its Chinese subsidiary, GRS-HS, to Riswein Health Industry Investment Co.
Time to invade China? That’s a question more long-term care operators are beginning to ask
By
John O'Connor
Sep 09, 2013
The United States is certainly struggling with its long-term care challenges. But compared to many parts of the world, we’re practically amateurs.
Access to healthcare is NOT just an overseas problem
By
Shelly Mesure, MS, OTR/L
Nov 19, 2012
I recently had the opportunity to speak at the China Healthcare Sourcing Summit in Hangzhou, China. It was a remarkable experience and really helped me gain a wider perspective of healthcare delivery around...
Eastern vs. Western standards of practice
By
Shelly Mesure, MS, OTR/L
Jun 26, 2012
The theory of improving function in China is overshadowed by the focus on comfort, reducing pain, and providing as much rest as possible. From a cultural standpoint, the family dynamics are very different...
Chinese long-term care growing, lacking oversight and regulation, similar to U.S. decades ago, researchers...
Mar 15, 2011
The growing demand for nursing homes in China has dramatically outpaced the government’s ability to provide oversight, leaving that country’s long-term care industry in a state similar to that...
Chinese nursing homes running out of beds
Nov 10, 2010
China currently only has 266,200 nursing home beds, which is only 1.59% of China’s 167 million senior citizens, according to Dou Yupei, China’s vice minister of civil affairs, a Chinese Radio...