If you are looking for a simple monitoring solution for yourself or a loved one, there are a number of options for elderly monitoring available today but not all provide cell phone services, GPS tracking and fall protection that aren’t tied to a home-based system. ActiveCare’s Personal Assistant Link (PAL) offers a simple solution that […]
Category: Senior Care
HHS announced this week that it is distributing $68 million in grants to help seniors, individuals with disabilities, and caregivers better understand and navigate their health and long-term care options. The grants, part of the Affordable Care Act, will be used to help seniors and individuals with disabilities and their caregivers make more informed decisions […]
ResCare, Inc. (Nasdaq:RSCR), a provider of home care to the elderly and persons with disabilities, announced earlier this month that it has entered into a definitive sale agreement with an affiliate of Onex Corporation. As part of the agreement, ResCare has the ability to solicit other proposals until October 16, 2010 and other agreements executed […]
Senior care, senior living products and services continue to be bright spots in the struggling economy and that continues to be evident from reviewing the recently released Inc. Magazine 500 and 5000 lists for 2010. The annual ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America highlights areas of entrepreneurial growth in the US and highlights […]
Population control in China has always been a sensitive subject for those in the Western world. During the last few months, discussion has arisen that China is reconsidering its “one child” policy as it is finding a rapidly aging population, a problem with not enough babies being born and a shortage of workers and government […]
Omnicare, Inc. (NYSE: OCR) and Walgreen Co. (NYSE: WAG) (NASDAQ: WAG) have announced a deal in which Omnicare will acquire substantially all of the assets of Walgreens long-term care pharmacy business. As part of the transaction, Walgreens will acquire substantially all of the assets of Omnicare’s home infusion businesses operating in Maryland, Nevada, Virginia, Pennsylvania […]
Summer vacation season came to an end with Labor Day weekend and some caregivers have sought and found assistance during the summer through the use of short-term stays at an assisted living center, retirement community or nursing home as a solution. These short term stays not only provide the care giver some rest and relaxation, […]
Innovative Senior Care Home Health of Durham, LLC, a subsidiary of Brookdale Senior Living, today announced a donation of $100,000 to the North Carolina Central University Foundation. The donation will be used to increase the presence of minority persons in management positions in home health and/or elder care. Funds from the gift are reserved for […]
Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Bethesda, Inc. recently announced that the two entities have agreed to the sale of Bethesda, Inc’s subsidiary Consolidated Health Services, Inc to CHI. Consolidated Health Services currently operates in 30 locations in Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio and includes American Nursing Care, which provides home health services; Patient Transport Services, which […]
North Shore University Hospital (NSUH) announced earlier this month that it has reached agreement to purchase assets of the Saint Vincent’s Catholic Medical Center Certified Home Health Agency (CHHA), subject to the approval of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. The transaction results in an eight-county CHHA license for […]
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