Some hospitals are using a part of Medicaid's reimbursement formula to improve their financial footing through buying nursing homes, Kaiser Health News reports.
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HCR ManorCare, a Toledo, Ohio-based provider of short-term, post-hospital services and long-term care, has only days left to respond to a lawsuit claiming it owes months of unpaid rent, according to Reuters.
Home Rehabilitation Services of Michigan will close its business in Commerce Township, resulting in the permanent layoff of all its employees, according to a WARN Act notice filed with the state.
State regulators are investigating Dallas-based Senior Care Centers, the largest nursing home operator in Texas, for a series of alleged care lapses that occurred during Hurricane Harvey, reports The Dallas Morning News.
John Mac Sells, the former CEO of Benchmark Healthcare of Festus (Mo.), was sentenced to 41 months in prison and ordered to pay over $667,000 for embezzling funds from the system's long-term care facilities.
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House Democrats are advocating for a rule making it easier for residents to sue nursing homes, according to The Hill.
Enola, Pa.-based Post Acute Medical will construct a $17 million rehabilitation hospital in Round Rock, Texas, according to the Statesman.
Louisville, Ky.-based Kindred Healthcare expects to take a $20 million hit on pre-tax earnings in the third quarter of this year from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.
A majority (64 percent) of skilled nursing facilities used EHRs in 2016, according to an ONC data brief.
A "significant percentage" of potential elder abuse and neglect incidents may go unreported, according to a recent audit by HHS' Office of Inspector General.