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Labor Department investigates 25 nursing homes for withholding wages
The Labor Department is investigating 25 Massachusetts skilled nursing facilities in 21 communities for allegedly withholding overtime wages from at least 624 employees and failing to maintain accurate employment records. -
23 patients evacuated from Pennsylvania hospital after utility issue
Twenty-three patients at a critical illness recovery hospital in Erie, Pa., were transferred in the early morning hours of Jan. 10 after a utility-related issue, according to reports from local news outlets. -
Virginia rehab hospital names CEO
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Richmond (Va.) appointed Jim Miller as CEO. -
Missing patient found following abrupt nursing home closure
A former resident of Northview Village Nursing Home, the largest nursing home in St. Louis, has been located three weeks after the home closed abruptly, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Jan. 10. -
Rome Health nursing home names assistant administrator
Rome (N.Y.) Health's nursing home named Daniel Kemp assistant administrator. -
7 nursing homes stats that are changing
In an eight-year stretch, 645 nursing facilities in the U.S. closed, the number of nursing facility residents dropped 12% and the average number of hours residents received declined 9%, a KFF analysis found. -
Minnesota Sanford Health rehabilitation unit to close; hearing planned
The Minnesota Department of Health will hold a public hearing the evening of Jan. 17 regarding the planned closure of Sanford Bemidji (Minn.) Medical Center's inpatient rehabilitation unit. -
Ascension to sell 250-bed nursing home
Ascension Living, part of St. Louis-based Ascension, has entered an agreement to sell its 250-bed nursing home in Lewiston, N.Y., to a private group, The Buffalo News reported Jan.5. -
Maine skilled nursing facility to close
Ellsworth, Maine-based Seaport Village Healthcare, a skilled nursing, rehabilitation and assisted living facility, has submitted a closure plan for its skilled nursing facility to the state's Department of Health and Human Services, a spokesperson for the state DHHS confirmed with Becker's. -
California law puts new requirements on nursing home evictions
A new California law is taking effect that requires nursing homes to offer residents copies of any information that explains why they are being evicted, calmatters.org reported Jan. 2. -
Massachusetts rehab hospital proposes $6M expansion
Ludlow-based Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Western Massachusetts filed a $6 million proposal with the state to expand its hospital, the Boston Business Journal reported Jan. 2. -
Rhode Island rehab center gets reaccreditation
Lifespan Vanderbilt Rehabilitation Center at Newport (R.I.) Hospital was reaccredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities International, Providence Business News reported Dec. 31. -
1 patient missing after St. Louis nursing home's sudden closure
One resident is still missing and looters have ransacked the building after the largest nursing home in St. Louis closed abruptly Dec. 15. -
Tennessee nursing home closing; 79 layoffs announced
Viviant Healthcare of Murfreesboro (Tenn.) is closing its doors for failing to meet Medicare and Medicaid health and safety requirements, according to a CMS notice of termination release Dec. 12. -
St. Louis officials to give $174,000 for aid after hectic nursing home closure
Six days after the sudden closure of St. Louis-based Northview Village nursing home — forcing the transfer of 185 residents — officials with the St. Louis City Senior Fund announced they will allocate $174,000 in aid for the residents. -
170 residents moved, 100 workers without pay: Missouri nursing home shutters overnight
The largest nursing home in St. Louis closed abruptly, leaving about 100 workers without their last paycheck and moving 170 residents without notifying their families, The New York Times reported Dec. 19. -
8 pressure points in skilled nursing facilities
Skilled nursing facilities identified eight pressure points about which they are most concerned, a recent Ziegler survey found. -
6 nursing facility strategies for maintaining staff
Bonuses and having a positive culture and employee appreciation were the top strategies skilled nursing facilities used to retain staff, a recent Ziegler survey found. -
COVID nursing home deaths are 4x higher than summer
Nursing home deaths attributed to COVID-19 were four times higher in November than they were in June, according to new data from AARP. -
The future of nursing homes, according to operators
Roughly 83% of skilled nursing facilities reported seeing improvements in occupancy rates since the COVID-19 pandemic, with 36% reporting significant improvements, a recent Ziegler survey found.
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