Sherrill House’s Stapleton to lead nursing home administrators board
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 20, 2022
Patrick J. Stapleton, CEO of Sherrill House, a not-for-profit skilled nursing and rehabilitation center in Boston, has been unanimously elected chair of the state’s Board of Registration of Nursing Home...
Asif Merchant named medical director of Salmon campus
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 09, 2022
Salmon at Natick, a senior living community with skilled nursing, rehabilitation, assisted living and memory care has hired Asif Merchant, M.D., as medical director. Merchant serves as a COVID-19 vaccine...
A case study in COVID-19 criminality
By
Christy Tosh Crider
Joy Boyd Longnecker
Feb 04, 2021
COVID-19 hit Holyoke Soldiers’ Home last March, when most of us were just learning the term “social distancing” and had no awareness of asymptomatic positives. While the global medical...
Lawmakers suspect Kindred of misspending public funds before closures at LTC facilities
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 17, 2018
A group of state legislators is asking Massachusetts’ attorney general to investigate Kindred Healthcare’s plans to close four nursing homes and an assisted living facility in and around Boston,...
Jury hands down $14 million negligent care verdict to ‘send message’ to nursing homes
By
Tim Mullaney
Jul 25, 2014
A Massachusetts jury has awarded $14 million to the family of a nursing home resident who died due to a pressure ulcer, dehydration and other conditions linked to negligent care, according to local news...
Oxford Finances LLC arranges $6M loan for Synergy Health Centers
Jun 24, 2014
Oxford Finances LLC has arranged a $6.1 million loan to finance the expansion of Synergy Health Centers, a private company in New Jersey that specializes in healthcare delivery in the skilled nurse setting....
Judge closes book on lawsuit involving nursing home residents with intellectual, developmental disabilities
By
McKnight's Staff
May 10, 2013
A U.S. District Court judge has brought a definitive end to a large, long-running class action case involving nursing home residents with developmental and intellectual disabilities.
Legislation would mandate special training for dementia care workers
Feb 09, 2012
Dementia advocates in Massachusetts are hoping to fix a loophole that allows nursing homes to advertise dementia units without requiring special training for workers.
Lawmakers attempt to keep nursing home ‘bed hold’ program alive in MA
Nov 04, 2011
Massachusetts lawmakers revised a state spending plan this week that would restore a $6-million “bed hold” program for nursing homes.
Support for universal healthcare program grows, poll finds
Jun 09, 2011
Residents of Massachusetts are increasingly supportive of the state’s 2006 universal healthcare law, lending belief to the idea that the national Affordable Care Act will gain more public support...