December 2018

ResMed is buying MatrixCare, a major long-term care electronic health records vendor, for $750 million.

Three Maryland nursing homes have come up empty in their attempts to take state officials to court on behalf of their residents over Medicaid eligibility.

A New York jury acquitted three former nursing home workers of homicide charges stemming from allegations that they ignored alarms warning of a disconnected ventilator.

Financial exploitation or theft of a senior’s assets is a serious problem. An organization serving seniors should not receive or take control funds or assets of seniors they serve.

MASSACHUSETTS — State voters in the mid-term elections overwhelmingly rejected a ballot question that would require nurse-to-patient ratios in hospitals.

A telephone call out of the blue has helped 202-bed Central Island Healthcare slash its rehospitalization rate, capture about $150,000 in bonus government payments and earn a No. 1 rating among the nation’s...

The Ensign Group announced several acquisitions in November, including two Idaho skilled nursing facilities, a continuing care retirement community in Kansas, and an assisted living facility in Texas.

Hampered by an ongoing investigation, Diversicare Healthcare Services recorded a $7.4 million net loss in the third quarter of this year.

Sabra Health Care is cutting ties with its largest skilled nursing operator and selling 36 facilities.

Skilled care providers were reacting with caution to proposed “significant” changes to private Medicaid plans that federal officials say will lessen regulatory burdens and give states more flexibility.