Ron Arrison, Executive Director, King’s Daughters and Sons Home
By
Dave Surico
Mar 01, 2013
Ron Arrison knows why he works at the interdenominational King’s Daughters and Sons Home. “I believe God sent me here,” he says. The former hospital administrator says he planned to stay...
IL whistleblower suit draws $28M fines
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 02, 2013
Two former nurses’ complaints about alleged substandard care and inappropriate billing resulted in $28.1 million in penalties being levied against the former owner of an Illinois nursing home. A...
High court puts arbitration agreements back into play
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 02, 2013
If the U.S. Supreme Court thought it had the final word on the validity of certain nursing home admissions arbitration agreements in 2012, well, it was wrong.
State news
Mar 02, 2013
Virginia — State Sen. Bill Stanley (R) has introduced a bill requiring that nursing homes, assisted living facilities and other certified nursing facilities obtain minimum levels of insurance. If SB70...
IT Update
Mar 02, 2013
Timothy Bickmore, Ph.D., will address how computerized characters can provide support to providers during an upcoming free webinar. “Avatars in senior care settings” will begin at 1 p.m. ET...
I couldn’t live without … COMS Interactive nursing assessments and data monitoring
Mar 02, 2013
Comprehensive nursing assessments and data monitoring tools from COMS Interactive provide critical help to the CommuniCare Family of Companies, according to Chief Medical Officer Matthew Wayne, M.D.
Researchers say: IT systems are an ‘unfulfilled promise’
By
John Andrews
Mar 02, 2013
The healthcare industry’s deployment of information technology systems has fallen short of the expectations projected by the RAND Corporation in 2005.
Business briefs
Mar 02, 2013
Gulf Coast Healthcare, LLC will acquire 25 skilled nursing facilities in Alabama, Mississippi and Florida, using a $168.8 million five-year term loan. After this acquisition, Gulf Coast will operate a...
Ventas hikes NOI estimate
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 02, 2013
Ventas Inc. anticipates $386 million in 2012 net operating income after management fees from its private-pay senior housing communities managed by Atria Senior Living Inc. and Sunrise Senior Living Inc.