A proposed rehab hospital in Bradenton, Fla., secured $38 million in financing to begin construction, the Business Observer reported May 13.

Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital appointed Brian Mann CEO.

Loma Linda (Calif.) University Health is partnering with Lifepoint Rehabilitation to open an inpatient rehabilitation facility in Loma Linda.

A Kentucky man was charged with arson for allegedly setting a fire in a resident's room at the nursing home where he is employed, ABC affiliate WHAS11 reported May 7.

Five lawmakers are demanding information about corporate spending from three of the country's largest public, for-profit nursing homes after the operators said they cannot afford to meet the new minimum staffing threshold, The Hill reported May 6.

White Plains, N.Y.-based Burke Rehabilitation Hospital appointed Scott Edelman as executive director.

The Ensign Group, which invests in post-acute and healthcare services and real estate, acquired a rehab hospital and seven skilled nursing facilities in six states, it said in a May 1 news release.

The Nursing Home Workforce Standard Board in Minnesota voted to raise the minimum wage for nursing home workers to an average of $23.49 and guarantee 11 paid holidays, the Minnesota Reformer reported April 29.

Cross Hospitals broke ground on Tucson (Ariz.) Rehabilitation Hospital.

The White House has finalized a policy mandating home care providers spend at least 80% of Medicaid payments on direct care workers. 

A KFF estimate found that only 19% of nursing facilities meet the new minimum staffing standards issued by CMS yesterday.

The first minimum staffing rule for nursing homes has been finalized, according to an April 22 White House fact sheet.

California is the best state for senior care staffing, while Oklahoma is the worst, according to an April 12 Seniorly report.

A study led by researchers at Orange, Calif.-based UCI Health found that use of antiseptic soap and nasal ointment among patients in hospitals and residents of nursing homes reduced countywide infections by up to 30% and dropped associated deaths by 24%.

Twenty-eight patients and staff members were evacuated and two were hospitalized following a carbon monoxide leak at a Maryland nursing home, ABC affiliate WJLA reported April 15.

U.S. News & World Report named the 10 cities and 15 companies for best senior living.

A rehabilitation hospital has changed ownership and will operate as two partner organizations in West Virginia, WTRF.com reported April 12.

Changes to Medicare Advantage plans could mean lower reimbursements for nursing home patients in 2025, Newsweek reported April 8.

Richard Wilson, MD, was appointed chair of the department of physical medicine and rehabilitation at Cleveland-based MetroHealth System.

Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital unveiled a clinic for patients 65 and older.