Nursing home care suffers under private equity: report
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A survey of complaints against more  than 16,000 U.S. nursing homes found that care often  deteriorates after being acquired by large private investment  firms, The New York Times reported in its September 23 edition.
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The use of physical restraints on nursing home patients has dropped by nearly a quarter in two years and fewer residents report suffering from pain, according to a report released Wednesday by the Bush administration.
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There are worrying contrasts between the high standards of private mental hospital wards and the Victorian realities of the public sector, a report found today.
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The growing need for long-term care is remaking the home care industry, driving more of it underground.
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At two Capitol Hill hearings yesterday, legislators highlighted the need for greater transparency in nursing-home operations and called for a government probe into the quality of care given at facilities owned by private-equity firms.
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Manor Care Inc. , the largest U.S. operator of homes for the elderly, said on Monday it agreed to be acquired by Carlyle Group for $4.9 billion, becoming the latest health care provider taken off the public market by a private equity buyer.
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Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:    ------    Average Cost of U.S. Nursing Home is $70K Annually: Survey      The average cost of a private room in a nursing home in the United States is $70,080 a year, or $192 a day, according to a survey released Monday by the MetLife Mature Market Institute...
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MONDAY, Oct. 22 (HealthDay News) -- The quality of care received by vulnerable elderly Medicare, Medicaid patients is barely acceptable, a team of U.S. researchers report.
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Shareholders have rebuffed Sunrise Senior Living, the McLean assisted-living provider, on two issues of corporate governance.
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After years of supersize private equity deals, investors have begun to push back at several prominent transactions.
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NEW YORK -- Manor Care Inc. , the operator of more than 500 long-term care centers, agreed yesterday to be taken private by Carlyle Group for about $4.9 billion, 20 percent more than the market value in April when the company put itself up for sale.
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While the traditional view of  elder abuse in nursing homes involves staff harming residents,  new research suggests residents may have more to fear from  their peers.
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The costs of caring for elderly  people with diabetes, a growing population, are threatening to  overwhelm the system designed to pay for their medical care,  according to a new analysis of Medicare claims.
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Fewer US nursing home residents suffer from chronic pain and fewer physical restraints are being used, the Department of Health and Human Services announced.
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Home care provider will feel the pinch from lower Medicare reimbursement.
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A survey conducted by York University researchers shows that conditions in Ontarioâs nursing homes will only improve with the introduction of enforceable standards for care.
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Insulated from lawsuits by their corporate structures, private investors in nursing homes have cut expenses and staff, sometimes below minimum requirements.