New housing choices for mentally ill nursing home residents spark concerns
A judge in Illinois on…
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Long-Term Care Facilities Lead The Market
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09.08.10, 05:30 PM EDTIn trading on Wednesday, long-term care facilities were relative leaders, up about 2.5%.…
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Skilled Healthcare shares rally on settlementBy Russ Britt
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Skilled Healthcare Group Inc. shares were up 28% at one point Wednesday after the nursing home operator settled a four-year-old lawsuit. Dow Jones Newswires reported that Foothill Ranch, Calif.-based Skilled agreed to pay $50 million, in the face of…
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CDC: Prescription drug use up among all age groups, nine in 10 seniors on meds
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Some experts doubt need
for more long-term care beds
By Cornelius Frolik, Staff Writer Updated 9:31 PM Monday, September 6, 2010
Ohio’s 65 and older population is expected to surpass 1.7 million people by 2015.
About one in five older Ohioans have a moderate or severe disability requiring long-term care, according…
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Omnicare, Inc. and Walgreen Co. to Exchange Home Infusion and Long-Term Care Pharmacy Businesses
COVINGTON, Ky. & DEERFIELD, Ill., Sep 03, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Omnicare, Inc. /quotes/comstock/13*!ocr/quotes/nls/ocr (…
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Nursing homes broaden offerings to turn a profit…
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Consultant pharmacists: Let nurses be doctors' agents for pain medications in nursing homes
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For those attending AHCA / NCAL next month in Long Beach,…
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Top 4 Small-Cap Stocks In The Long-Term Care Facilities Industry With The Highest EPS Estimates (NHC, ENSG, ALC, KND)…
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Providers, patient advocates decry Medicare's 48-hour 'observation' status
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Long-Term Care Leads Lackluster Session…
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Judge Denies Motion for Mistrial in Case Against Nursing Home Company
On Friday, Humboldt County Superior Court Judge Bruce Watson denied Skilled Healthcare's motion for a mistrial in a class-action lawsuit that imposed about $677 million in damages against the…
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Hospitals care for hundreds of Medicaid patients per year others won't take…
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Commission Considers Strategies To Maximize Long-Term Care in California.…
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has recently approved changes in reimbursement to nursing hopes treating patients in need of rehabilitative therapy, which may influence the staffing needs of some facilities.
Beginning on October 1, 2010, the new rules will go into effect, essentially scaling back Medicare reimbursement to 50 percent for each patient in a pair or group being simultaneously treated during concurrent… Continue
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As older people grow in numbers, experts seek ways to handle to coming boom…
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