$1.2 million nursing home quality initiative to be spearheaded by LeadingAge
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 15, 2022
LeadingAge will use a two-year, $1.2 million grant from the John A. Hartford Foundation to work to improve nursing home quality based on the recommendations of a recent national report, the foundation...
People in the news, April 25
Apr 25, 2017
Promotions, appointments and honors at Erickson Living, Glacier Hills, Legacy Senior Living, National Senior Campuses, Northern California Presbyterian Homes and Services, Renaissance Assisted Living and...
Waste removal process could save communities money
Nov 22, 2016
The Medical Waste Machine is a replacement for waste removal systems that cost senior living operators money, executives at Medical Innovations say.
CareTrust enters behavioral health by converting underperforming assisted living communities
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 09, 2022
San Clemente, CA-based CareTrust REIT is moving into the behavioral health segment after reaching an agreement to convert three of its underperforming assisted living communities into residential addiction...
People in the news, Feb. 22
By
Caroline Szachnowski
Feb 22, 2022
Appointments, promotions and other news at Arrow Senior Living, BKD, the Carlyle Group, Coterie Cathedral Hill, DHG, Erickson Senior Living, LeadingAge Ohio, Lifespace Communities, Morning Pointe Senior...
Vitas revenues slip in 2021 1Q following pandemic hit to senior living referrals: execs
By
Liza Berger
Apr 29, 2021
COVID-19’s impact on the hospice business played a role in lower 2021 first quarter revenues for Vitas Healthcare Corp., the hospice division of Chemed, which also owns Roto-Rooter, a plumbing and drain...
PharMerica to go private in $1.4 billion deal as it looks to ‘aggressively compete’ for assisted...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 02, 2017
PharMerica Corp. says that its $1.4 billion acquisition by a newly formed company controlled by global investment firm KKR, with Walgreens Boots Alliance as a minority investor, will provide additional...
Effects of intranasal insulin on cognition, mobility studied in elderly
May 05, 2022
Evidence from a phase 2 trial suggests positive effects on cognition and gait in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes.
People in the news, April 27
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 27, 2021
Appointments, promotions and other news at Arizona Pioneers’ Home, Atria Senior Living, Avalon Park, Baptist Home & Healthcare Ministries, Grace Management, Langford Methodist Retirement Community, Lodge...
Meet Kristin Harris, Rising Star honoree
By
Chloe Konrad
Jul 30, 2021
Kristin Harris, vice president of operations, Nye Health Services, Fremont, NE, is in the 2021 class of the McKnight’s Women of Distinction as a Rising Star.