Diabetes, pollution and alcohol are biggest risk factors for dementia, study finds
By
John Roszkowski
Apr 01, 2024
Diabetes, air pollution and alcohol consumption were found to be top risk factors for dementia, according to a UK study.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, April 2
By
Kristen Fischer
Apr 02, 2024
Flu, COVID, RSV levels declining in US … Heart pumps linked to injuries, death … Mutation could give some people protection from Alzheimer’s even if they have gene tied to it … Older adults with...
BREAKING: PACS nursing home group files for public offering
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 14, 2024
PACS Group, a Utah-based nursing home operator that has quickly become one of the nation’s largest, filed the required paperwork Wednesday to become a public company.
LTC pharmacies forced to borrow to buy patient drugs, close as drug middlemen tighten grip on sector
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 08, 2024
Nursing home patient access to prescription drugs is being squeezed as several market and regulatory factors have combined to increase the power pharmacy benefit managers have over long-term care pharmacies,...
Genesis mum on terminations after first vaccine mandate deadline passes
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 30, 2021
A week after its vaccine mandate deadline hit, the nation’s largest nursing home provider has not said how many employees it plans to terminate from its 357 facilities.
Genesis leaves NYSE, charts path toward recovery but more LTC companies may be in danger
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 04, 2021
Genesis HealthCare announced Wednesday it will voluntarily delist its common stock from the New York Stock Exchange as part of a restructuring plan to improve the company’s financial and operational...
Genesis Healthcare in growth mode as it picks up 38 former ProMedica facilities
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 01, 2023
Genesis Healthcare appears to be correcting its long-time slide in the nursing home sector, confirming this week that the company is adding 34 skilled nursing facilities in Pennsylvania and four in Colorado.
DePaul-DeMeno joins HDG
Apr 12, 2016
Rhonda DePaul-DeMeno has joined Health Dimensions Group as its manager of consulting services.
Formation joint venture raises bid for Genesis
By
Haymarket Media
May 03, 2007
A private equity joint venture raised its bid for Genesis HealthCare Corp., nearly equaling the proposal of a rival company.
Genesis bidding war not about CEOs, Silva says
By
Haymarket Media
May 16, 2007
The bidding escalation over Genesis HealthCare Corp. is not a struggle between executives’ egos, the president and CEO of Fillmore Capital Partners LLC, told McKnight’s on Tuesday.