Post-Acute

Kennett Square, Pa.-based post-acute care provider Genesis Healthcare announced Nov. 12 changes to its operational model and replacement of the majority of its corporate leadership team, McKnight's reported. 

Nursing homes alone have seen an industry employment level drop by 221,000 jobs since the beginning of the pandemic, according to a Nov. 10 report released by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living. 

U.S. News and World Report published its 12th annual 2022 Best Nursing Home rankings Nov. 9. 

The CDC and Hartford Foundation have pledged $500 million toward an initiative that aims to reduce the spread of infections in nursing homes and address long-term staffing issues. 

While telehealth in nursing homes helps reduce stress among nursing home residents and expand access to care, there are also a number of drawbacks, according to a recent study published in the Applied Clinical Informatics journal. 

Seven Louisiana nursing homes are to remain closed for at least a year as the owner seeks to appeal the state's decision to revoke his licenses following a Hurricane Ida evacuation, The Advocate reported Nov. 3.

A team at Yale School of Nursing in Orange, Conn., worked with the New York Academy of Medicine in New York City and a hand hygiene company to develop a collection of infection prevention resources for long-term care facilities, Yale…

Eighty percent of short-term nursing home residents said although they received and understood discharge instructions, they experienced gaps in preparation and care coordination, according to an October 2021 survey conducted by the United Hospital Fund. 

At least 370 residents and staff in nursing homes across Iowa have been infected with COVID-19 during current outbreaks, up 20 percent from the 307 cases reported last week, Iowa Capital Dispatch reported Nov. 2. 

Researchers at the University of Missouri announced Oct. 27 it earned a four year $1.9 million grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to assess nursing homes' COVID-19 response across the state.