Boston-based Brigham and Women's Hospital became the first hospital in New England to receive the American College of Surgeons' Level 2 Verification-Focused Excellence status in its Geriatric Surgery Verification Quality Improvement Program.

Arizona has the highest percentage of nursing homes rated five out of five, according to the 2024 "Best Nursing Homes" ranking by U.S. News & World Report.

Nursing homes are now required to disclose more ownership and management information to the public, according to a final CMS rule.

Two residents and a staff member were injured in a fire at a New Jersey rehabilitation center Nov. 14, according to a Brick Township Fire Department Facebook post.

California has the most nursing homes ranked as high performing, followed by Pennsylvania, according to the 2024 "Best Nursing Homes" ranking by U.S. News & World Report.

CMS cited Viviant Healthcare in Bristol, Tenn., with immediate jeopardy, leading to the facility's sudden closure, WJHL reported Nov. 10.

Only 14 hospitals were above the rate of potentially preventable hospital readmission 30 days after discharge from an inpatient rehabilitation facility, CDC data found.

Nine states have fewer than five active geriatric physicians, a KFF report found.

The Pennsylvania Health Care Association is advocating for legislation that would open a registry for nursing home employees in order to identify concerns regarding potentially troubled workers faster, ABC affiliate WTAE reported Nov. 3.

Fifteen governors sent a letter Nov. 1 to CMS asking the agency to reconsider increased staffing hour requirements for nursing homes.

John "Joe" Griffin was appointed CEO of Saint Alphonsus Regional Rehabilitation Hospital in Boise, Idaho, Idaho Business Review reported Nov. 1.

A case of Legionnaires' disease was discovered at the Methodist Village Senior Living nursing home in Fort Smith, Ark., health officials told Fox affiliate KNWA.

Three nursing home chains in Washington state settled allegations that they violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by denying admission to residents due to substance use disorder and failed to provide a sign-language interpreter for a patient who is deaf.

Trilogy Health Services is the only senior living system with a positive rating for nurse satisfaction in the country, an MIT Sloan Management Review report found.

Dallas-based Everest Rehabilitation Hospitals is constructing a new $26 million inpatient physical rehab hospital.

U.S. News & World Report evaluated 1,040 hospitals across the country and ranked them for care of patients recovering from events such as stroke, traumatic brain injury and severe burns.

Rehabilitation provider Mary Free Bed, in partnership with Corewell Health and Helen DeVos Children's Hospital, all based in Grand Rapids, Mich., announced the name of the first children's rehabilitation hospital in the state, ABC affiliate WSBT reported Oct. 23.

The Minnesota Department of Health has opened investigations into six separate nursing homes this year due to adverse patient events with bed rails.

Home health care and nursing home care were the fastest growing healthcare categories in August, an Oct. 19 Altarum report found.

Older adults have heightened frailty prior to and just after entering a senior housing property, but the frailty levels decline after one year, a study by NORC at the University of Chicago found.