Building a ‘destination workplace’ in long-term care requires diverse investments, active listening...
By
Josh Henreckson
Jun 28, 2024
Faced with today’s complex array of financial, staffing and regulatory challenges, senior living and other long-term care providers across the care continuum must rely on an equally broad range of solutions,...
Semaglutide boosts kidney outcomes with obesity + cardiovascular disease
May 28, 2024
At the prespecified 104-week time point, semaglutide was associated with a lesser decline in eGFR than placebo.
Updated: LaVie Care Centers files for bankruptcy; asset sales possible this year
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 03, 2024
Atlanta-based LaVie Care Centers, which operates 43 licensed skilled nursing facilities in five states, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, with asset sales possible.
Many US seniors do not intend to vaccinate against RSV
Mar 13, 2024
The primary reasons for vaccine hesitancy include lack of necessity, concerns about side effects and safety, and lack of information.
Private equity’s Pharos Capital Group secures another home health deal
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 14, 2021
In another sign that mergers and acquisitions are heating up, Dallas and Nashville-based private equity firm Pharos Capital Group has added another hospice and home healthcare agency to its stable of businesse
Speakers announced for McKnight’s May 13 ‘Distinction’ Forum, 3 CEs offered
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 15, 2022
Attendees at the 2022 McKnight’s Women of Distinction Forum can earn up to three continuing education credits while hearing industry experts share insights and advice related to workforce challenges,...
Nitrate-enriched beetroot juice produces reduction in systolic BP in COPD
Dec 20, 2023
Active treatment lowered SBP, improved 6-minute walk test and improved measures of endothelial function.
‘Business pandemic’ will spur lawsuit wave: M&A litigator
By
Amy Novotney
May 20, 2020
Despite efforts by Republican lawmakers to create stronger liability protections for healthcare workers and small businesses hammered by the pandemic, COVID-19-related lawsuits still are likely to be pursued,...
Mergers and acquisitions receive more scrutiny from buyers, experts say
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 02, 2021
It may be a seller’s market in the home care and hospice industry, but buyers are scrutinizing potential deals more closely.
Assisted living accounts for plurality of acquisitions in second quarter
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 18, 2023
Assisted living accounted for 42% of the publicly announced senior living and care acquisitions in the second quarter, according to newly released data from LevinPro LTC. The percentage was equal to the...