With the tragedy of the earthquake in Haiti and the more recent one in Chile, many media outlets have provided coverage of the struggle of those in nursing homes in those areas who were not only trapped immediately after the natural disasters but in the ensuing weeks after the quakes.  One of the best articles [...]

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Patient Placement Systems (PPS) announced that Greystone Healthcare Management has rolled out the Web-based Referral Management System software to automate marketing and admissions for its 25 skilled nursing facilities in Florida, Indiana and Ohio.  Greystone’s personnel were trained and the system was rolled out to all of its facilities within three weeks of the project [...]

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Horizon Bay Retirement Living recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for Isle at Watercrest, the full service, assisted living and skilled nursing community of Watercrest at Bryan. Set to open in early 2011, Isle at Watercrest will serve the needs of families in and around the Bryan-College Station area. Isle at Watercrest will be managed by [...]

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Our friends at the Illinois Governor’s (the current governor, not Apprentice Blagojevich) office sent over the the final report of the Nursing Home Safety Task Force was presented to Governor Pat Quinn last week.  It details recommendations to ensure the safety of nursing home residents and build a better system of treatment for people in [...]

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The Ensign Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENSG), the parent company of the Ensign(TM) group of skilled nursing, rehabilitative care services, hospice care and assisted living companies, reported its results for the fourth quarter and full year 2009 last week and highlights include:

Total revenue was a record $542.0 million for the year and $146.6 million for the [...]

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Senior Living Investment Brokerage, Inc. announced the closing of a $11.2 million, or $37,949 per bed, sale of a Skilled Nursing Facility located in Washington, D.C. The five story facility is located in eastern Washington, D.C. in one of the oldest communities in the area, the Deanwood Neighborhood. Consisting of 296 beds, the structure [...]

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The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) announced the recipients of fall 2009 Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence.  The AACN named 54 units – including 45 adult, six pediatric critical care and three progressive care units.  Beacon Awards recognize adult and pediatric critical care and progressive care units that meet evidence-based standards of excellence [...]

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Smith Crossing, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Orland Park, Illinois, announced plans to build a $35 million addition that will add 200,000 square-feet and convert 16 existing memory care suites that will be converted to skilled nursing care rooms.  Currently Smith Crossing has 175 residences with 87 apartments and 10 free- standing villas [...]

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The Club at Briarcliff Manor, a new $350 million senior housing community in New York’s Westchester County celebrated its groundbreaking this month in early January 2010.  Located 45 minutes from Manhattan by Metro North Railroad The Club at Briarcliff Manor (CCRC) will feature 325 Independent Living residences and a 60-unit Supportive Living Center where a [...]

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The McGregor Foundation, in its semiannual round of grants, announced last month the distribution of $365,050 to 17 local programs and institutions that reflect the Foundation’s grant making priorities: providing affordable senior housing with services, educating the workforce serving the aging, and improving the quality of life of vulnerable seniors.  The latest grants bring the [...]

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Senior Living Investment Brokerage recently announced the sales of the Lake Shore HealthCare and Rehabilitation Centre in Chicago, Illinois and the Claremont in Eau Claire, Wisconsin for $22,250,000 and %7,625,000 respectively in December 2009.  The Chicago facility, built in 1972, has approximately 72,000 square feet situated on approximately 1.15 acres and has 313 beds. [...]

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SSOE Group’s Design Meets Client Goals by Combining Senior Rehabilitation in an Extended Stay Hotel Concept
SSOE and Santé Partners’ announced that its newest project, Asante of  Mesa, Arizona Transitional Rehabilitation Center (TRC) is expected to be completed by October 2010. The center, developed by Santé Partners Inc. and designed by SSOE Group, a global [...]

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