Covidien and GE Healthcare, global providers of healthcare products and patient monitoring and respiratory care devices, announces a five-year, global collaboration to incorporate Covidien measurement technologies into GE Healthcare patient monitors.The Nellcor™ Respiratory Function portfolio, which includes Nellcor pulse oximetry with OxiMax™ Technology, and the BIS™ Brain Monitoring system, are now available on many GE Healthcare patient monitors. This includes the ...

A study led by Johns Hopkins and published in the May 10 issue of the journal Neuron suggests a potential new therapeutic approach for improving memory and interrupting disease progression in patients with a form of cognitive impairment that often leads to full-blown Alzheimer's disease. The focus of the study was "excess brain activity" commonly associated with conditions that cause mild cognitive decline and memory loss, and are linked to an increased risk of Alzheimer's. Previously, it had been ...

Yardi Beacon,™ a software solution for managing affordable housing portfolios, joins the current family of Yardi solutions including the Yardi Voyager™ Affordable Housing, Yardi Voyager™ PHA, Yardi CLASSIC™ and VisualHOMES.™ The Web-based software, whose general release was announced in February 2012, offers owners and managers of affordable properties integration of compliance, accounting and property management. Yardi Beacon offers a fully integrated general ...

COMMUNITY 2012, the annual ALFA conference and expo brings together leading senior living executives from around the world for executive-level educational seminars, peer-to-peer collaboration, and professional networking. This year's event will be held May 16-18, 2012 at the Gaylord Texan Resort, 1501 Gaylord Trail, Grapevine, Texas.  Speakers include Bill Strickland, Peter Sheahan, Margaret Wilde and Dr. Adam Gazzaley. ALFA's annual Best of the BEst Awards will also be presented.Who should ...

Lancaster Pollard, a financial services firm providing capital funding and financial advisory services to the senior living, health care and affordable housing sectors, has hired Craig S. Jones, a national expert in senior housing finance, to join the firm's senior leadership team. Jones has more than 30 years of experience in the senior housing and health care finance industry. Jones initiated and grew the senior housing mortgage finance business to an industry leading position at Red Capital Group. ...

MDI Achieve announces that Daybreak Venture has purchased its Matrix EHR product. Daybreak Venture selected Matrix to help manage changes in the eldercare climate, which include falling reimbursement rates and ever-changing regulatory rules. They also selected Matrix to help improve clinical workflow and provide increased management tools. Daybreak Venture used MDI Achieve's QuickCare product for many years before deciding to move to the Matrix EHR platform, said Daybreak CFO/CIO Mike ...

Status Solutions announces that its SARA (Situational Awareness and Response Assistant) solution has been deployed at Park Place of Elmhurst near Chicago. This is the sixth Providence Life Services community that has standardized on SARA since Status Solutions was selected as a vendor of choice in 2009. All 12 Providence Life Services communities eventually will use SARA, which is an automated alerting engine that integrates life safety, security and environmental controls, turning alarms from separate ...

Life Care Centers of America gave its highest nursing honor to Judy Wallace, director of nursing at Life Care Center of Bruceton-Hollow Rock, Tenn., on Monday, April 16. The Mary Denton Award - named for the Life Care resident depicted in the company's logo - is presented annually to one director of nursing who best symbolizes the philosophy, mission and values of Life Care. Life Care also bestowed the company-wide Director of Nursing of the Year Award to Nancy Magnuson, director ...

Med-Fit Systems Inc., manufacturer of Nautilus® commercial fitness and SportKAT balance assessment products, has appointed Henry Chang as director of procurement. Chang has over 16 years of procurement experience and was recruited into Med-Fit Systems by the company's COO, Sean Smith. Smith formerly worked with Chang at both Toyota and 24 Hour Fitness. Chang and his wife live in Southern California and some of their favorite pastimes include mountain biking, entertaining with friends and working out. ...

CMSA's 22nd Annual Conference & Expo will be held June 19-22 in San Francisco, where thousands of case management professionals will gather for education and networking opportunities. Attendees can earn educational credits, meet fellow case management professionals and discover resources to put to use in the practice setting. Standard registration rates are available now through May 31. CMSA Members and groups of three or more registering together receive a $100 discount. CMSA's opening night ...

Lotsa Helping Hands and the Alzheimer's Association recently launched the Alzheimer's Care Team Calendar to support Alzheimer's caregivers through online communities. Powered by Lotsa Helping Hands, the Alzheimer's Care Team Calendar enables a family member, friend, colleague, or neighbor to create an online community to help Alzheimer's caregivers manage and carry out their daily responsibilities. Lotsa Helping Hands is a free service that provides caregivers with an interactive online community that ...

DM Systems Inc., maker of the Heelift® Suspension Boot and HeelSafe™ DVT Hosiery, has released its first-ever Environmental Sustainability Report. Focusing on energy efficiency, transportation impacts, waste reduction and employee engagement, the report demonstrated the difference even small steps can make. DM Systems has already saved four tons of paper and cardboard through recycling every year, according to Michael Drennan, manager of sales operations.  Working with corporate ...

ProxTalker.com LLC, manufacturer and distributor of the LOGAN® PROXTALKER® communication device and the LOGAN® BrailleCoach™ Braille teaching device, has partnered with LessonPix.com to provide custom SoundTags™ using their library of 10,000 symbols. The new partnership with LessonPix.com provides access to over 10,000 symbols and a simple web-based wizard to create the SoundTags labels. The SoundTag™ template will be included in the core LessonPix subscription which also ...

The annual Active Aging Week® health promotion event, developed by the International Council on Active Aging®, is being held from September 23 - September 29, 2012. During the week, local hosts offer many opportunities for older adults to learn about healthy choices and engage in purposeful activities. This year's theme is "Many journeys, many destinations." Key messages of the event: · Choose a healthy lifestyle for better years of life. · Spend 30 minutes each day in physical ...

See Me Communications® announces the launch of its Life Story Board™ for nursing homes, Alzheimer's care communities, hospice units and assisted living centers. This new tool is an easily accessible visual biography that helps caregivers to establish stronger personal connections with residents. "During my years as a nurse, I saw patients light up as they connected with their caregivers through the telling of a story or memory and also witnessed their frustration and sadness when a connection ...