Post-Acute

Staffing declines at skilled nursing facilities can be tied to changes in ownership, according to a study published Feb. 27 in The Journal of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine.

The pace of merger and acquisitions within the not-for-profit older adult living industry "remained stable" in 2024, according to a report published March 4 by Kaufman Hall.

Renton, Wash.-based Providence is preparing to sell 10 skilled nursing facilities across four states to The Ensign Group, a publicly traded holding company based in San Juan Capistrano, Calif.

Long-term care facilities in the U.S. bore the brunt of a recent listeria outbreak tied to frozen supplemental nutrition shakes, according to a Feb. 24 update from the FDA. 

Cleveland Clinic's geriatric emergency department model led to an overall reduction in admissions of older ED patients of 42%, and reduced the odds of admission for older ED observational patients by 73%.

Sepsis ranked as the most common reason for hospitalization among older adults, a KFF report found.

Set to take effect in less than a year, more than 700 hospitals across the U.S. are gearing up to adhere to a new alternative payment system from CMS, called the Transforming Episode Accountability Model. 

Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health has partnered with Raleigh, N.C.-based WakeMed and Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health to open the new Peak Rehabilitation Hospital in Apex, N.C.

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Pensacola, Fla.-based Baptist Health Care will partner with Enola, Pa.-based PAM Health on a new rehabilitation hospital, expected to open in 2026.