HCP spins off troubled HCR ManorCare
HCP Inc. will spin off HCR ManorCare, its skilled nursing and assisted living portfolio, into an independent real estate investment trust, the company announced in May.
Print Issue: June 01, 2016
I couldn’t live without … WoundRounds
Over the course of a decade using WoundRounds, Burgess Square Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Westmont, IL, has seen enormous value, its chief executive officer says.
PA provider OKs $15 wage
A Pennsylvania long-term care provider has agreed to a new contract that will pay most certified nursing assistants $15 an hour within five years.
Video chats trim aggression for residents with dementia
Video chatting with relatives over the internet may reduce the risk of nursing home residents with dementia becoming agitated or aggressive, according to research out of Monash University in Australia.
For-profit shortfalls deserve additional safeguards: report
A study in PLOS Medicine argues that previous research pointing to allegedly inferior care in for-profit skilled nursing facilities should drive the development of ways to protect vulnerable residents.
ABILITY Network buys CareWatch maker
ABILITY® Network, which has a presence in the hospital, home health and skilled nursing industry, announced in April it had bought software company eHealth Data Solutions LLC. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Day in the Life: Composing a memorable winner
It all started with a suggestion from a resident in the memory care wing at Mercy Retirement & Care Center in Oakland, CA.
Vendors help providers prep for staff-reporting regulation
As the Payroll-Based Journal reporting deadline looms, many vendors have spent the spring selling new solutions.
Reader Poll: What other department would you like to try working in for a day?
“Dining services. It’s a big component that residents focus on. It would be fun to cook in the kitchen and talk to the seniors in the dining room and see their reactions.”
