If blatant displays of disinterested hostility were an Olympic event, I know a nurse who would have taken the gold — and maybe the silver and bronze as well.
A missed opportunity?
By
John O'Connor
Sep 01, 2012
One reason why the annual Dealmaker’s Handbook is so much fun to put together is that it never fails to reveal emerging market trends. And here, the news is quite good.
Romney-Ryan gives LTC voters plenty to ponder
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 01, 2012
Long-term care providers might find they have some wrenching decisions to make, thanks to the Romney-Ryan presidential ticket.
Why managed care is good for long-term care
By
Joseph Healy
Sep 01, 2012
New York is embarking on a historic reform effort to overhaul our state’s Medicaid program — for years it has ranked among the nation’s largest and most expensive of its kind — by requiring...
Full Medicaid denial sought
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 01, 2012
At least one high-ranking lawmaker is pushing to cut off Medicaid funding to providers who have unpaid taxes.
How to drive employees
By
Anthony Cirillo
Sep 01, 2012
According to the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, when economic times are good, deaths in the United States increase. Yet losing a job when the economy sours can cause one’s health...
Senior living sector enjoying better credit ratings, access
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 01, 2012
Halfway through 2012, senior living providers are having a better time securing credit in order to expand and are seeing better credit rankings.
Ventas gets big gain in Q2
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 01, 2012
Ventas Inc. posted a huge gain in the second quarter, with revenues up by almost 70% compared to a year go.
The total revenue in the quarter was $616.4 million. A year ago, the revenue was $359.5 million.
Approved sensor can reveal whether medicine is taken
By
John O'Connor
Sep 01, 2012
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration has given marketing approval to an ingestible pill that monitors medication adherence. Proteus Digital Health Inc. makes the Ingestion Event Marker (IEM), which was...
I couldn’t live without…HydroWorx Underwater treadmill
Sep 01, 2012
Kim Eichinger, the executive director of fitness for Pennsylvania-based Country Meadows Retirement Communities, says the HydroWorx’s treadmills are an effective form of exercise for a broad range...