L.A. council approves $25 per hour minimum for SNF aides in private hospitals … Hundreds of residents removed from troubled NJ nursing home … State lawmakers approve study of LTC staffing trends during...
LA provider to pay $275K and double staffing to settle ‘dumping’ lawsuit that claimed nursing home’s...
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 03, 2021
A Los Angeles-based nursing home has agreed to settle a lawsuit that accused the provider of “dumping” current residents in order to bring in more COVID-19 patients.
Lunchtime music therapy reduces agitation in nursing home trial
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 13, 2020
Residents who heard calming music during midday meals exhibited fewer agitated and physically aggressive behaviors as measured using a validated rating scale.
Therapeutic program reverses Alzheimer’s memory loss, UCLA researcher says
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 02, 2014
An intensive therapy regimen involving medication, diet and behavioral changes successfully reversed Alzheimer’s-related memory loss in a first-of-its-kind trial, according to findings out of the...
Broker admits using nursing home residents as pawns in annuities scheme, agrees to $850,000 settlement
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 04, 2014
The mastermind of a financial fraud that victimized nursing home residents has admitted wrongdoing and will pay $850,000 in a settlement, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced Thursday.
Thorofare Capital arranges $9M loan for CA facilities
Jul 01, 2014
Thorofare Capital has arranged a $9 million short-term loan for a Los Angeles-based healthcare operator to refinance two of its LA-based skilled nursing facilities. The financing was used to fund nearly...
Long-term care leaders, investors to gaze into their crystal balls at Los Angeles meetings
Mar 04, 2011
A pair of investment and operations forums for long-term care operators and lenders will take place next week at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles. “New opportunities, new realities:...
Nation’s biggest nursing home trade show runs Sunday through Wednesday in Los Angeles
Oct 29, 2010
The annual meeting of the American Association of Homes & Services for the Aging will take place Sunday through Wednesday at the Los Angeles Convention Center South. With more than an estimated 6,000 attendees,...
AAHSA goes Hollywood
By
James M. Berklan
May 26, 2010
Let’s face it: Many of us work with pleasant enough people and settings in the long-term care field. But outright fun? It’s often hard to find.