The nursing home industry is still saddled with several serious challenges – labor and funding issues included – as it struggles to recover and survive. And, it feels imprudent for the federal government to increase regulation of the sector, particularly as managed care companies continue unchecked as they create more pressures on nursing homes. This […]
Dr. Drew Packey, the new Corporate Medical Director of Ciena and Laurel Healthcare, has his sights set on using new technology and AI tools to improve patient outcomes and gain more clinical efficiencies. “AI provides the tools to manage acute patients in a fashion that a human simply can’t,” he said. “Healthcare has become so […]
A medical director has to be more “engaged” than ever in its nursing home’s everyday operations at a time when facilities continue to see an influx of higher acuity patients, Dr. Justin Di Rezze, CEO of Theoria Medical, said. Di Rezze said that while nursing homes were beginning to see more medically complex patients before […]
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York approved RCA Healthcare Management to take over six Absolut Care nursing home sites, starting with a consulting agreement beginning March 1 with the current owners of Absolut. Buffalo Business First reported the news last week. Absolut filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last fall, […]
Ciena Healthcare’s newest skilled nursing facility in Westland, Mich., is ready to take patients after several years of construction. Hometown Life first reported on the facility’s opening. The new SNF, the Regency of Westland, will replace Ciena’s Camelot Hall Convalescent Center in Livonia, Mich., with patients at the latter expected to move into the Regency […]
CareTrust REIT (Nasdaq: CTRE) expanded its existing relationship with operator Cascadia Healthcare with the $12.8 million purchase of a transitional care facility in Nampa, Idaho. Cascadia of Nampa, a 99-bed facility one block away from the Saint Alphonsus Medical Center, became the 12th building from the Eagle, Idaho-based operator to enter the CareTrust portfolio. “We […]
Construction: Planned Ciena Healthcare Plots SNF in Michigan Local officials recently gave the go-ahead to a planned skilled nursing facility in Grand Haven Township, Mich. Ciena Healthcare in 2019 will break ground on the Regency at Grand Haven, a 120-bed SNF, reports the Grand Haven Tribune. Diversicare Community in Missouri Seeks to Add Rehab Units A […]
Construction: Planned Plans Approved for Ciena Healthcare SNF in Michigan Ciena Healthcare can now move forward with its plans for a new skilled nursing facility in St. Claire Shores, Mich. City officials recently approved an amended version of a proposal previously discussed in July, reports C&G Newspapers. Georgia Hospital to Include Skilled Nursing Wing A hospital […]
Construction: Planned Lifespace Communities Location Near Chicago to Beef Up Skilled Nursing Wing Oak Trace, a Lifespace community in Downers Grove, Ill., has announced plans for a $150 million redevelopment and expansion project, according to a press release. The first phase of the redevelopment will include a new health center with 102 skilled nursing suites, 66 […]
Construction: Planned Pennsylvania CCRC Beefs Up Skilled Nursing Services Loyalhanna Continuing Care Campus, a continuing care retirement community in Latrobe, Pa., is adding two dozen private skilled nursing rooms. Workers recently broke ground on the two-story, 15,000 square foot addition, according to TribLive, a local news site. Michigan SNF Hits Roadblock With Local Legislators The developer […]
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