Advent International announced it will acquire post-acute healthcare company AccentCare Inc. from private equity firm Oak Hill Capital Partners.
Also in the News for Monday, April 22
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 22, 2019
20 Illinois nursing homes have closed since 2014 … FDA approves generic version of opioid overdose nasal spray … Risk management, data protection among HHS information security weaknesses, report finds
Generic of Humalog insulin introduced
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 20, 2019
Eli Lilly is planning to release a generic version of its Humalog insulin pen that’s half the price of the original, the pharmaceutical company said earlier this month. Insulin Lispro’s list price...
First McKnight’s Hall of Honor winners unveiled
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 14, 2019
The elite class of 19 women in the joint McKnight’s Long-Term Care News and McKnight’s Senior Living’s program comprise top providers at an executive level in skilled nursing or senior living organizations.
Stop undervaluing your cleaning staff
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 28, 2019
There are some aspects about yourself that you recognize in mid-life. For me, it’s that I’m terrible at cleaning.
Medicaid innovation will come from private sector
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 03, 2019
Most providers seem to shrug at the concept of actual Medicaid reform, and federal regulators’ actions give them little reason to do anything but that.
Genesis selects transitions program
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 20, 2018
Genesis HealthCare has selected Nexus Nexus Health Resources to enhance its transitions program with the help of the Nexus Health Call Center.
Superbugs are more resistant
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 05, 2018
Multi-drug resistant superbugs, which can cause dangerous infections, are becoming increasingly resistant to alcohol-based hand sanitizers and disinfectants, according to an Australian study.
Despite 12 deaths, nursing facilities denied request to be on utilities’ priority list
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 05, 2018
A year after Hurricane Irma killed 12 nursing home residents, senior living facilities have been under pressure to have better emergency preparedness plans during the 2018 hurricane season.
Profile: Sharon McDermond
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 08, 2018
Sharon McDermond had just started a new job as director of continuing care at Ann’s Choice, an Erickson Living community, when she received devastating news.