July 2019

Here we go again. The long-term care sector recently experienced yet another terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week.

Bishop Rehabilitation and Nursing Center opens ‘state-of-the-art’ facility with an array of clinical services for Upstate New York region.

South Carolina-based Milliken & Co., a textile company, acquired Andover Healthcare in June.

Abbott said its Afinion™ HbA1c Dx assay is now available for use on the Afinion 2 Analyzer, as well as the Afinion AS100 Analyzer.

Nursing home staff and administrators are cheering the Illinois governor’s signing of a bill that will penalize providers who understaff their facilities. State lawmakers passed legislation last month...

Four skilled nursing facilities and a physical therapy center in the Chicago area have agreed to pay $9.7 million to resolve allegations of False Claims Act violations. Quality Therapy & Consultation worked...

A recent resident admission has become a “bully.” This is confirmed by residents and staff. How can we legally stop her bullying behavior?  You can take legal steps to protect all your residents,...

A new Master Plan for Aging for California is underway after Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed an executive order in June.

SOUTH DAKOTA — Avera became the second entity attempting to intervene in the operations transfer of 17 South Dakota nursing facilities in receivership, according to local reports. Former manager Skyline...

ILLINOIS — Funding for nursing homes will increase by $240 million in the next fiscal year under the state’s new budget. Of that, $70 million goes to help nursing homes meet minimum staffing requirements....