Post-Acute

The number of new COVID-19 cases among nursing home staff members has fallen 83 percent, from 28,802 cases reported the week ending Dec. 20 to 4,764 new cases for the week ending Feb. 14, according to CMS data cited by…

California prosecutors are suing the nation's largest chain of senior living communities, claiming Brentwood, Tenn.-based Brookdale Senior Living has manipulated Medicare's star-rating system, according to a March 15 news release. 

Many nursing homes in the U.S. have taken advantage of the CMS star ratings system to achieve higher ratings without addressing quality issues, according to an investigative report from The New York Times.

Nursing homes should allow responsible indoor visitation for residents, according to CMS guidance updated March 10.

When nursing homes transferred Medicaid patients to hospital emergency rooms, Florida health officials didn't always make sure those transferring facilities reported potential abuse or neglect to the ERs, according to a report from an HHS watchdog agency.

High staff turnover exists in nursing homes nationwide and is correlated with several organizational characteristics, including quality, according to a new study.

Lakeview Terrace Skilled Nursing Facility in Los Angeles will pay $275,000 in penalties and costs as part of a settlement from a lawsuit that accused the facility of discharging long-term residents to make room for more COVID-19 patients, who are…

A grand jury indicted the former administrator of Mount Lebanon (Pa.) Rehabilitation and Wellness Center Feb. 24 on charges of conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government, healthcare fraud and obstruction of a federal audit.

A registered nurse is facing charges alleging neglect and abuse of a 69-year-old female resident, according to a Feb. 17 news release from California Attorney General Xavier Becerra.

Four residents and five staff members from Iowa Park (Texas) Healthcare Center nursing home were hospitalized after a fire reportedly started in the facility's attic Feb. 16, according to an update posted on the facility's social media.