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CARY, N.C. and TORONTO — Expanding its senior living market presence, North Carolina-based Dude Solutions Inc., a software-as-a-service provider of operations management solutions, has acquired Canadian software company Windmill Software Inc., including its flagship senior living operations software, TheWorxHub. The acquisition will grow Dude Solutions’ senior living footprint and also marks the opening of a Dude Solutions Canadian office in Toronto. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
A final rule pubished by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in December 2014 regarding union election timelines could have a major impact on the seniors housing industry. The new rule includes several elements, but the most significant consequence of the ruling is shortening the amount of time between filing an election petition for a proposed union and the date the election is held.
WASHINGTON — U.S. News & World Report, publisher of Best Hospitals and Best Children’s Hospitals, has released its Best Nursing Homes 2015, highlighting the top nursing homes in every state and nearly 100 major metropolitan areas. The ratings cover almost 16,000 nursing homes nationwide and are freely available.
Maintaining viable health under increasing pressures By Martin Cauz Nursing care facilities need to have the necessary human and financial capital to deliver the highest quality of care to residents. To say that nursing care facilities in the United States are currently facing tremendous financial pressures would be an understatement.