While assisted suicide remains highly controversial, it appears that more states are inclined to make the option legal for those beset by terminal conditions.
Open source online tool may offer help
By
John O'Connor
Dec 01, 2014
As operators re-gear for the ICD-10 changes to hit in 2015, researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have developed a free online tool to help operators determine where more time and effort...
Telemonitoring savings not significant
By
John O'Connor
Jun 01, 2015
Despite new research suggesting that a majority of U.S. adults — 56% — now embrace using a connected device at home to monitor health and share data with caregivers, telemedicine might not be the savior...
GAO reports blasts use of antipsychotics
By
John O'Connor
Apr 01, 2015
Reports of excessive antipsychotics’ use in nursing homes have circulated for years.
Feds offering new risk assessment tool
By
John O'Connor
Jun 01, 2014
In an age where personal information is increasingly at risk of being exposed and stolen, protecting that data from brazen interlopers has become a monumental challenge.
CDC strains to improve next flu vaccine
By
John O'Connor
Aug 01, 2015
Next season’s flu vaccination is being tweaked for broader protection due to last year’s inconsistent coverage of influenza strains, U.S. health officials announced.
Cambridge Realty arranges $6.5 million HUD Lean loan
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John O'Connor
Sep 03, 2014
Cambridge Realty Capital Companies has arranged a $6.56 million HUD Lean loan to refinance Morris Senior Living, a 76-bed assisted living facility located in Morris, IL.
North Carolina police nab arson suspect
By
John O'Connor
Dec 19, 2016
A man who allegedly set an assisted living facility on fire has been arrested in Lincolnton, NC.
McKnight’s 40 for 40: William M. McKnight Jr.
By
John O'Connor
Oct 27, 2020
The McKnight’s brand may be familiar to many in the field today. That’s somewhat ironic, as the man behind it never expected to be a publisher.
Investigators believe resident was killed in assisted living community
By
John O'Connor
Oct 23, 2017
The death of an 84-year-old man in a Pennsylvania assisted living community earlier this year is now being ruled a homicide.