Sector Snap: Nursing Homes Rebound (AP via Yahoo! Finance)


Shares of nursing home operators rebounded Tuesday from sharp declines last week after a Morgan Keegan analyst said the shares fell too far and predicted Medicaid payments to nursing homes are not at huge risk.

Nursing coordinator says LPNs still in demand (Florence Morning News)
Marion County Technical Education Center cannot have a registered nursing program because it does not confer degrees, Mary Pool, Marion County School of Practical Nursing coordinator, said.

Fire forces evacuation of Scranton nursing home (Florence Morning News)
Three people were taken to area medical centers after their Scranton nursing home caught fire Tuesday afternoon.

Bad Inspection at Parshall Nursing Home (KQCD-TV Dickinson)
The nursing home in Parshall has been in the community for over 30 years. Over 80 percent of the rooms are filled with residents who need care, but there have been issues.

Davenport nursing home under state scrutiny (The Des Moines Register)
Davenport, Ia. A Davenport nursing home under scrutiny for improperly caring for patients wounds cannot accept new Medicare and Medicaid patients, state officials said.

Career center nursing students graduate (The Sentinel)
Shippensburg residents Kady Jean Clever, Erin Okuley and Malinda Reese-Parson are part of the February 2008 class of Franklin County Career and Technology Center practical nursing students.

Nursing home closed to visitors as flu precaution (Tifton Gazette)
It doesn t seem to be an atypical flu season, but there is enough illness going around that at least one local nursing home took action last week and closed its doors to visitors until staff could get the illness under control.

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