Controversial nursing home mogul Ben Landa is in the news again, this time for selling a Far Rockaway facility for a big profit.According to Commercial Observer, the chief executive of Sentosa Care has sold the 183-bed facility at 22-41 New Haven Avenue in Queens for $47.3 million, a deal that equates to more than $258,000 per bed.The nursing home’s buyer was a limited liability company with ties to nursing home operators Robert and Norman Rausman, who are partners in other facilities including the Northern Manhattan Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in East Harlem and Manhattanville Healthcare Center in the Bronx.Jeffrey Begg…
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Kathleen Holt(Download Image) (Hartford, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced the appointment of Kathleen Unger Holt of Mansfield as Health Care Advocate for the State of Connecticut. Holt most recently served as Associate Director of the Center for Medicare Advocacy, a national nonprofit legal organization focused on Connecticut, working to advance comprehensive Medicare coverage, health equity, and access to quality health care for seniors and people with disabilities. In this role, which she has held since 2014, she led the organization’s advocacy and outreach efforts in Connecticut and across the nation, worked with lawmakers on developing Medicare-related health care…
Amino HealthHealthcare navigation platform , and Motive Practicing Wisely, a provider of analytics solutions for the healthcare industry, have announced Amino Motivate, an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) optimization solution that integrates data-driven physician performance analytics and consulting services. AminoMotivate’s goal is to provide in-depth analysis comparing ACO physicians to their peers in comparable fields. A network focused on cost, quality and relevance of care. The service identifies key areas of improvement to enable ACOs to make decisions about resource allocation and care strategies. We also work to enhance patient care by helping ACOs upgrade their operations to improve patient outcomes…
After lawsuits, rezonings and years of no progress, the development now under construction towers above the area’s bustling city blocks. 270 Nostrand Ave. Photo by Anna Bradley Smith A sprawling new development with a controversial history stretching along Nostrand Street between DeKalb and Kosciuszko streets in Bed-Stuy has grown rapidly over the past few months and appears to have peaked, while four more developments, some of them affordable, are popping up nearby, adding to congestion in the bustling area near the Home Depot. Prior to development, the site at 270 Nostrand St. was home to a nursing home owned by…
Doctors have called on Finland’s right-wing government to change “problematic and harmful” plans to ban illegal immigrants from accessing medical services except for emergency situations, warning they could cost lives.The government, which includes the far-right Finns party and is led by conservative National Coalition leader Petteri Orpo, has proposed repealing a 2023 law that would give undocumented immigrants full access to health care, arguing it is in line with plans to cut spending and immigration.However, the Finnish Medical Association has opposed the plan, calling it “highly problematic and harmful in many ways.”While there are some exceptions, such as children, people…
States will vary when it comes to projected healthcare worker shortages and surpluses by 2028. However, some states (e.g., California, Texas, and Pennsylvania) are expected to have a surplus of healthcare workers, while others (e.g., New York and New Jersey) will have severe healthcare worker shortages. In addition to geographic variations in these findings, there are also variations based on specific healthcare roles. Nationwide, a surplus of home and personal care aides (HHAs) is projected, but states such as New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut are expected to have shortages. The shortage of nursing assistants (NAs) is expected to be…
By Katherine Terrell, ESPN staff writerSeptember 18, 2024 8:43 AMKathryn Terrell returned to ESPN to cover the New Orleans Saints in the summer of 2022. She joined the company in 2016 to cover the Cincinnati Bengals and left in 2019. Kathryn is a Louisiana State University graduate and a native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She has been covering the NFL since 2013. Follow Kathryn on Twitter at @Kat_Terrell.Former New Orleans Saints safety and ALS advocate Steve Gleason is back home after a six-night hospital stay following a medical event last week.”After six days of being stuck at home, being greeted…
The state’s executive director said a report by state auditors on how often nursing homes are inspected is “inaccurate” and “incomplete.” State Auditor Rob Sand released an analysis Monday finding that nursing home inspections are occurring on average every 17 months, about four months longer than the federal standard. Larry Johnson, director of the Iowa Department of Inspection, Appeals and Licensing, said the federal data the state auditor relied on doesn’t provide a profile of all inspections conducted before June 1 because of lags in paperwork. “Had he contacted us before, during and after the audit, we could have provided…
Steve Gleason returned home Tuesday night after spending six days in hospital following a medical incident last week.Gleason posted a photo on social media of himself with his wife Michelle and their children Rivers and Gray at their Lake Vista home, writing, “After six days of being stuck at home, being greeted by a full moon, Oaks and family… feels new.” Gleason was hospitalized on his doctor’s recommendation. On September 11, he developed a high fever and low blood pressure and was transported to Ochsner Medical Center by personnel from New Orleans Emergency Medical Services and the New Orleans Fire…
PRP Firefighters responded to Stephen Drive around 3 a.m. Monday. LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The identity of the woman killed in a house fire in Valley Station early Monday morning has been released. The woman was identified as Teri Reynolds, according to LMPD sources. They confirmed that Reynolds volunteered on the 3rd Division Advisory Board and was heavily involved with the FOP. PRP fire crews were called to a home on Stephen Drive around 3 a.m. Firefighters rescued Reynolds from the home, but she later died at a hospital. A firefighter was also treated for minor burns to his arm. The…