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.  

Here are 14 rehabilitation and nursing home leaders stepping into new roles:

Training, retaining and recruiting staff should be the top priority for post-acute facilities, Rajeev Kumar MD, president of AMDA-The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, told Becker's.

A New Haven, Conn.-based Yale School of Medicine study suggests oncology hospitalists have better hospice utilization and reduce hospital stays for cancer patients compared to oncologists. 

Nursing home workers should be well trained in LGBTQ+ care to provide proper support to patients in the demographic, a recent article by two Indiana University researchers said, according to The Bay Area Reporter.

Chicago-based Waud Capital Partners has acquired Senior Helpers, a home care and wellness company that operates in 44 states and is based in Towson, Md., from Advocate Health.

The Joint Commission released a breakdown of patient safety goals for post-acute care facilities in 2024.

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health is restructuring its hospital-based outpatient rehabilitation services in Utah to expand its value-based care model.

A major California nursing chain reached a $15.5 million settlement over alleged understaffing, negligent care and mistreatment of patients, KRON reported March19.

A Peoria, Ill.-based nursing home chain said it will not foreclose or shut down amid financial struggles, the Peoria Journal Star reported March 19.

Medicaid's fund recovery practice is facing scrutiny as more families are forced to sell their homes after their loved one dies, The New York Times reported March 16.

For-profit groups own about 72% of nursing homes in the U.S., KFF reported March 13.

The top three older adult living facilities in the country are located in New England, according to Seniorly's "Best of Senior Living Awards 2024."

A recent study led by researchers at the University of California Los Angeles study found reported nursing home profits may reflect only 37.1% of total profits as of 2019, suggesting a practice of profit extraction from the industry that is being "tunneled" into owners' pockets.