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12% of SNFs get new CMS review process | Christus, Lifepoint form rehab hospital JV | States, cities with an influx of older adults | 3 in 10 kids at Omaha rehab hospital have e-bike injuries

Plus: MGB home care clinicians end strike July 22, 2026 1. 12% of nursing homes will get new CMS review process: 4 notes Full story 2. Christus, Lifepoint form Texas rehab hospital joint venture Full story 3. Rush University Medical…

Leapfrog launches geriatric surgery designation | Medicare hospice spending nearly doubles | 14 age-friendly health systems | Regional One Health to close extended care hospital | Where physician medicine stacks in pay, happiness

Plus: Cancer rates among SNF residents by state July 15, 2026 1. Medicare hospice spending nearly doubled in 10 years: 5 notes Full story 2. Leapfrog, American College of Surgeons launch geriatric surgery designation Full story 3. Prior auth is breaking…

SNF adds 3k jobs in June | Nobis taps CAO | 450 MGB home health clinicians strike | Has workplace civility returned? | AdaptHealth hit by social engineering attack

Plus: CMS seeks power to remove ‘problematic’ Medicare providers July 8, 2026 1. Nursing home workforce adds 3,300 jobs in June amid deportation, shortage concerns Full story 2. Care is leaving the hospital faster than demographics suggest Full story 3.…

SNF brace for staff shortages after court ruling | Wis. rehab hospital names CEO | Allina hospice workers plan strike | 25 best places to retire

Plus: States with most, least SNF deficiencies July 1, 2026 1. Nursing homes brace for staff shortages after Supreme Court ruling Full story 2. Wisconsin rehab hospital names nurse exec as CEO Full story 3. Competitive specialties can’t wait for…

HCA sells 31 home health, hospice agencies | SNF staffing levels rebound | Health plans challenge MA post-acute findings | The gender pay gap in rehab | Okla. rehab hospital taps leader

Plus: The leading causes of death in every state June 24, 2026 1. HCA sells 31 home health, hospice agencies Full story 2. Nursing home worker total up 18%: 4 notes Full story 3. 78% confident in GPO use —…

Post-acute groups decry MA prior auth practices | Hospital disparity in delirium screenings | Hartford HealthCare forms home care operating entity | Northwestern hospital opens geriatric ED program

Plus: Mount Sinai hospital opens inpatient hospice care June 17, 2026 1. Feds shed light on Medicare Advantage post-acute care denials Full story 2. Post-acute groups decry MA prior authorization practices Full story 3. How CFOs at UMMS, County of…

SNFs have no right to jury trial in penalty cases: Court | NY hospital to close nursing home amid expansion | 4 post-acute jobs seeing pay, employment jumps | 2 systems partner on Ohio rehab hospital

Plus: AHA urges CMS to reconsider LTCH payment schedule June 10, 2026 1. Court rules nursing homes have no right to jury trial in Medicare penalty cases Full story 2. New York hospital to close nursing home amid expansion plans…

NY hospital names LTC facility leader | Virtua Health's post-discharge program cuts readmissions | How 4 systems break the ED boarding cycle | St. Luke's Health to open rehab hospital

Plus states rank by nursing home beds per capita June 3, 2026 1. New York hospital names administrator of long-term care facility Full story 2. Virtua Health’s post-discharge program cuts readmissions, shortens stays Full story 3. CNO + CMO alignment…

H@H shows results for Medicaid patients | Where RNs are concentrated | The top rehab hospital for new grads | Select Medical, Carilion Clinic to build rehab hospital

Plus: How to improve care for HF patients, per 1 SNF CEO May 27, 2026 1. Hospital at home shows positive results for Medicaid patients: 8 notes Full story 2. Where RNs are concentrated: Rankings by state Full story 3.…

Senate pitches Medicare home care benefits | Aspirus hospital ends home health | Why Stanford skipped CMS' H@H waiver | The AI driving Mayo's palliative care expansion

Plus: The fastest-growing post-acute jobs May 20, 2026 1. Senate Democrats pitch Medicare home care benefits Full story 2. Aspirus hospital to end home health services: 4 things to know Full story 3. When nursing and physician leadership move together,…

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