PharMerica to be acquired by KKR in $1.4B deal; Walgreens will a be minority investor
Global investment firm KKR will buy PharMerica Corporation in a $1.4 billion deal, the companies announced in August.
Print Issue: September 01, 2017
Academic serving up ‘train wreck’ forecast
Low wages and a lack of respect for direct care workers are putting the long-term care industry on a dangerous path to worker shortages, a professor warned recently.
Design Decisions: Celebrating car culture
A few years ago, the United Auto Workers eyed the Packard Proving Grounds in Shelby Township, MI, north of Detroit, as the potential site for a community center. Given the property’s history and the rich car culture of the region, it seemed like a place to park it.
Insta-gratification next?
Here’s a hypothetical for you. Let’s say you’re a busy nurse in a long-term care setting, and your supervisor wanders up and says, “Mrs. Jacobs in Room 203 really wants a cup of coffee. Could you take one to her?”
Low vitamin D ups heart risk
Seniors with vitamin D deficiency may face more than 12 times an increased risk of heart failure, according to a study published in August.
ManorCare receivership
Quality Care Properties kept the heat on HCR ManorCare top managers, announcing in mid-August that it had begun the process of appointing an independent receiver to oversee the provider’s skilled nursing and assisted living facilities.
Where Are They Now: Colonial Park Care Center
Since scooping up a Transitions Gold Award in McKnight’s 2015 technology awards, officials at Colonial Park Care Center say their use of the InTouch Telehealth Network has continued to boost residents’ clinical outcomes and reduce readmissions.
Flu shot firings leading to trial
A North Carolina hospital will have to go to trial over claims that it fired at least three employees who refused a flu shot on religious grounds.
Shareholders sign off on deal linking Sabra, CCP
A giant new skilled nursing-assisted living chain was given birth in August, when shareholders of Sabra Health Care REIT and Care Capital Properties voted to approve a deal that would combine the two into one real estate investment trust.
Study finds disconnect between Facebook and Five-Star ratings
As social media becomes more prevalent, an increasing number of long-term care consumers are taking to the web to voice opinions — good and bad — about their experiences with local skilled nursing facilities.
