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August 29, 2024
Caitlyn Kingery
Ignite Medical Resorts embarked on a “Back to the Future” tour visiting the hospitals and first responders of Northwest Indiana. They showcased a replica of the "Back to the Future" iconic DeLorean to promote their forward-thinking approach to healthcare. The tour made stops at local hospitals, first responder stations, and the Dyer Police and Fire ...
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Slated to open in late summer 2025, this state-of-the-art healthcare resort will bring a new level of luxury and rapid rehabilitation to St. Peters, greater St. Charles County, and the St. Louis community
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August 01, 2024
Chris Linden
Post-acute rehab is a critical step in recovery from an injury or illness, but the experiences can vary widely from big rehab hospitals to skilled nursing facilities.
Ignite Medical Resorts takes a different approach in matching short-term, rapid rehabilitation with “uncompromising luxury.”
In many ways, Ignite’s McHenry location feels more like a hotel ...
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June 25, 2024
KATHLEEN STEELE GAIVIN
Chicago-based Ignite Medical Resorts broke ground Thursday on a new skilled nursing facility in Batavia, IL. The company’s first new construction project since 2020 comes at a time when financing and construction costs, along with other issues, have many skilled nursing operators wary of new construction.
The company also will be breaking ground “soon” ...
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June 04, 2024
KATHLEEN STEELE GAIVIN
Chicago-based Ignite Medical Resorts is expanding once again with the acquisition of the former Symphony of Chesterton in Chesterton, IN.
The operator specializes in short-term rehabilitation and skilled nursing conducted in a concierge-like environment the company calls LuxeRehab. Services include clinical programming for orthopedics, stroke, cardiac and respiratory care. Its therapists are all employed ...
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May 21, 2024
AMY STULICK
The “super SNF,” an insider term used for nursing homes that serve mostly high acuity patients, is evolving to enhance its specialized function, and leaders in the space believe it will be a replacement – or at least a supplement – for long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs) and inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs).
The latest ...
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May 20, 2024
KIMBERLY MARSELAS
Facing the reality that most new nurses don’t choose to enter geriatrics, skilled nursing and senior living leaders are both going back to the basics and seizing on innovation to grow their direct care staff and hang on to them.
A panel of long-time female leaders from across the sector embraced those dual themes ...
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November 22, 2023
Tim Mullaney
Ignite has weathered five tumultuous years since the company’s founding, from the dawn of the Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) through Covid-19 and the pandemic’s economic and regulatory aftershocks.
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December 13, 2022
JAMES M. BERKLAN
Thirty top industry veterans who have set new standards, driven change and inspired others have been named to the inaugural class of McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards winners, organizers announced Monday. Among the honorees are veteran long-term care operators, caregivers and affiliated professionals who have had lengthy careers performing at the highest levels in senior living, skilled nursing or home care
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May 17, 2022
KIMBERLY MARSELAS
Ignite Medical Reports has grown to 14 locations in the central U.S. during the pandemic, with another one expected to join this summer. White said that recruitment and retention were aided by the company’s “Superheroes in Scrubs” program, which rewards dependable employees with bonuses for attendance, extra paid time off and gift cards
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April 27, 2022
Ernst & Young LLP
Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) today announced the finalists for the Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2022 Midwest Award. The Midwest program celebrates entrepreneurs from Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin. Entrepreneur Of The Year is one of the preeminent competitive business awards for entrepreneurs and leaders of high-growth companies who think big to succeed.
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November 15, 2021
Isabelle Viellard Pelve
DIH is proud to recognize Ignite Medical Resorts as a DIH Technology Vanguard and SNF Center of Excellence and the first SNF group in the nation to offer the Andago® robotic therapy to its guests.
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June 09, 2021
RACHEL SHEARER
It’s a challenge, as I’m sure many other nursing facility administrators agree. We know how important it is for our staff members, especially direct care workers, to get vaccinated. At the same time, we recognize that this is a decision they have to make themselves. The best we can do is support them in their decision-making by providing them with credible information, encouraging them to get vaccinated and reducing barriers to their getting vaccinated.
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December 10, 2018
Business Wire
National Health Investors, Inc. (NHI) has entered into an agreement to finance the development of a 144-bed skilled nursing facility in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, near Milwaukee, for a commitment of $25,350,000 with a 9.5% initial yield.
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