Post-Acute

Since July 10, 33 residents and staff members at Maplewood Mayflower Place nursing home in Yarmouth, Mass., most of whom are vaccinated, have tested positive for COVID-19, The Boston Globe reported July 20. 

After more than 40 years, Rochester, N.Y.-based Hill Haven Rehabilitation and Transitional Care Center is set to close this fall, reports CBS affiliate WROC-TV. 

Nationwide, an average of 56.4 percent of nursing home staff are fully vaccinated, reports AARP.

​Only a quarter of nursing homes and assisted living communities are confident they can remain open for another year or more, reports The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living.

The Michigan auditor general will review the number of COVID-19 deaths that occurred across the state's long-term care facilities in response to state Rep. Steve Johnson's request, the Detroit Free Press reported July 7. 

As health systems and health plans strive to deliver optimal patient outcomes, new technology solutions have emerged as effective tools to protect patients and improve post-acute care quality.

Almost all, or 94 percent, of U.S. nursing homes face staff shortages, according to a recent survey conducted by The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living. 

About 800 workers at nursing homes across Pennsylvania have voted to authorize going on strike, reports the Erie Times-News.

More than 134,600 COVID-19 deaths have been reported among U.S. nursing home residents and staff, according to CMS data.

The owner of Trenton, Ga.-based Woodhaven Senior Living is facing cruelty charges after patients were found in temperatures higher than 90 degrees June 14, with just one staff member to care for all of them, reports WTVC.