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Senior living providers have lagged behind other industries in cultivating a strong online presence, marketing professionals agree. But as online consumer reviews on their communities grow more prevalent, so will the reviews’ impact on their bottom lines—making them...

The future success of skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) is hanging in the balance, as a recent report found that one-third of operators had a zero total margin or net loss even before sequestration occurred. Net income margin for SNFs was cut nearly in half between...

Prospective senior living residents are far more interested in use of space rather than the amount of space itself, architects in the industry are finding, with average square footage in units remaining relatively stable in the past couple years around 950 square feet...

Included in this edition’s round-up is another batch of senior care technologies that promote independence and support desires to safely age in place. Senior care technology innovations come from all over the world in this week’s lineup. From an Israeli Alzheimer’s...

Hospital executives know they have to get smart about the supply chain if they are to hone strategies to rein in spending. In the HealthLeaders Media Industry Survey 2013: Strategic Imperative for an Evolving Industry, 57% of respondents identified expense reduction...

Using ointment and germ-killing soap on all intensive-care unit patients proved more effective than screening patients in reducing bloodstream infections and lowering the presence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, according to a study published...

At North Shore University Hospital on Long Island, motion sensors, like those used for burglar alarms, go off every time someone enters an intensive care room. The sensor triggers a video camera, which transmits its images halfway around the world to India, where...

Some of the nation's largest health-care landlords are pulling back from nursing homes on concerns they will be less profitable in an era of steep Medicare and Medicaid cuts. Health Care REIT Inc., which leases to about 250 nursing homes nationwide, and Senior Housing...

Increasing emphasis on wellness and healthier dietary choices leads to new directions in hospital food service Restaurants across the U.S. might serve Wild Alaskan salmon with a side of wheat berries, but at Fletcher Allen Health Care, an academic medical center in...

Healthcare providers have already exceeded the government's 2013 adoption goals for electronic health records, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday. “We have reached a tipping point in adoption of electronic health records,” said HHS...