Contemporary Long Term Care articles from July 2004

Contemporary Long Term Care archives from July 2004

Flying machines.(Perspectives)
July 1, 2004... The phrase "think outside the box" should be familiar to most people. But it's probably safe to venture a guess and say that for most people, it's not an easy idea to embrace. I first realized this a few years ago, during a problem-solving...

Mandatory OT bans for nurses edge toward long term care.(Front Page)
July 1, 2004... After several years of watching state and federal lawmakers consider legislation banning or limiting mandatory overtime for hospital nurses, their long term care counterparts are beginning to get their due. Pennsylvania lawmakers are...

View from the hill.
July 1, 2004... Editor's Note: The following bills pertaining to issues affecting the long term care industry were making their way through Congress as of June 14, 2004. Bills listed in past issues that do not appear here have seen no new action taken. ...

Beverly subsidiary AseraCare doubles size of hospice operations.(Transactions ...)(Hospice U.S.A. LLC)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... AseraCare Hospice, a subsidiary of Fort Smith, Ark.-based Beverly Enterprises Inc., has acquired Hospice U.S.A. LLC, for an undisclosed sum, Beverly officials reported. The deal practically doubles AseraCare's existing hospice operations,...

NeighborCare buys Medicine Centre.(Transactions ...)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... Baltimore-based pharmaceutical products provider NeighborCare Inc. in June completed acquisition of The Medicine Centre LLC for an undisclosed sum, NeighborCare officials announced. The Medicine Centre, a pharmacy based in Portland, Conn.,...

Finance questions lead to class action suit vs. Odyssey Healthcare.(Transactions ...)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... A class action lawsuit was filed in May against Dallas-based Odyssey Healthcare Inc., alleging that some of the company's officers misrepresented to shareholders the firm's financial condition. According to a statement from Hartford,...

Omnicare commences hostile takeover of rival Neighborcare.(Market Watch)
July 1, 2004... What started as a routine but significant acquisition attempt involving two of the long term care industry's leading pharmaceutical product suppliers has turned into a hostile takeover bid. In June, Omnicare Inc. launched an unsolicited...

Murder in mind: increasing cases of dementia, changing populations contribute to rise in resident-to-resident violence in long term care facilities.(Caregiving)
July 1, 2004... During his time at Tiffany House, an assisted living complex in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Felix Freed had no better friend than his next-door neighbor, Bess Kleinman. In recent months, the 72-year-old Freed and the 90-year-old Kleinman had...

Better safe ... Episcopal Church Home architects succeed in creating a unique personality within a secure facility.(Design)
July 1, 2004... The winner of our Specialty Category Episcopal Church Home--Memory Care Center of Excellence, in Louisville, Ky., is our third winner in a series of five in our annual Order of Excellence in Design & Architecture awards. The architects and...

If you can dream it ... long term care professionals tell us what really works when caring for Alzheimer's or Dementia residents.(Design)
July 1, 2004... Editor's Note: Episcopal Church Home-Memory Care Center of Excellence photos courtesy of Bryan Moberly Photography. Bob Elmer, administrator, The Carriage House at the Elms end The Elms in Westerly, R.I. The Carriage House is home to...

Truth or consequences: evaluating your true operating expenses will keep your profit margin and cash flow healthy.(Finance)
July 1, 2004... Sponsors and owner-operators frequently miss the mark in properly evaluating their true operating expenses. This results in inappropriate pricing, unacceptable operating profit margins and inadequate cash flow after debt service. Many of these...