Latest Senior Care Headlines
All the headlines from our Senior Care Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Lawsuit Alleging Race Discrimination in Nursing Home Settled for $1.2M
Jul 9 2001 // Beverly Enterprises Inc., the nation’s largest operator of nursing homes, will pay $1.2 million to settle a racial discrimination lawsuit, according to an Associated Press story. Nine former workers claimed that...
Conning & Co. Study Predicts Tough Future for Medical Malpractice Industry
May 21 2001 // According to a Conning & Company study, “Medical Malpractice Insurance: A Prescription for Chaos,” decreases in investment income, coupled with increases in the severity of lawsuits and the rising costs of...
Welcome to our First Ever
Jan 8 2001 // The demarcation between years always seems to take on a contemplative aspect. We look back to where we’ve been, and then look forward to weigh our expectations. Will the market continue to harden? Will the dot-coms...
Calif. Health Official Report Charges Nursing Care Facility Provided Poor Care
Dec 14 2000 // The Windsor Gardens Convalescent and Rehabilitation Center, a nursing home located in San Diego, Calif., was recently shut down by the California Department of Health Services. Officials indicated they will request the...
And Then There Were Two…
Jul 10 2000 // As nursing home liability coverage costs continue to climb, admitted carriers are pulling out of markets across the county. In Texas—considered, along with Florida, to be one of the most challenged states in this...
Nursing Home Coverages Decline as Insurers Pull out of Market
Jun 26 2000 // The nursing home market, already in a state of deterioration for several years now, is becoming increasingly barren. It’s a subject that few insurers are inclined to discuss openly, but the buzz in the industry is...
Nursing Home Coverages Decline as Insurers Pull out of Market
Jun 20 2000 // The nursing home market, already in a state of deterioration for several years now, is becoming increasingly barren. It’s a subject that few insurers are inclined to discuss openly, but the buzz in the industry is...
Bush To Propose Nursing Home Bill
May 10 2000 // Presidential candidate George W. Bush will unveil today a proposal to offer tax incentives to buy insurance for nursing home care and financial relief for people who care for a parent or elderly person at home. The idea...
GE Eyes Citigroup’s Long-Term Care
Apr 18 2000 // GE Financial Assurance plans to purchase most of Citigroup’s long-term care business, making it the largest nursing home and related old age care insurer in the country. Terms of the purchase were not released. GE...
Conseco to Acquire Fortis Long-Term Care Distributor
Apr 18 2000 // Conseco has signed an agreement to acquire from Fortis the Associated California State Insurance Agencies Inc. and its sister company, Ardtel Insurance Service Inc. ACSIA and Conseco have a long-standing relationship in...
Long-Term Care Insurance Sales Double
Apr 5 2000 // The number of long-term care insurance policies sold has doubled over the last five years to nearly six million according to a new survey on the private long-term care insurance market released today by the Health...
Non-Profit Nursing Homes Receive TDI Assistance
Feb 2 2000 // Non-profit nursing homes and assisted living facilities in Texas will soon be admitted into the state’s Medical Liability Insurance Underwriting Association for the first time since 1982, with for-profit facilities...
