Post-Acute

Higher proportions of agency nursing staff are associated with lower CMS star-rating scores for nursing homes, a recent study found.

Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based Orlando Rehabilitation Hospital has named John Laurenzana III CEO. 

Beginning Jan. 1, long-term care facilities are required to report acute respiratory illness data to CMS as part of the agency's 2025 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate update.

For the first time in more than 20 years, a panel of primary and specialty care experts have developed new guidelines for the evaluation of patients suspected of Alzheimer's and related diseases.

The Joint Commission has revised its accreditation criteria for assisted living communities and nursing care centers with the aim of preventing workplace violence.

At least 18 staffers at Colonial Heights (Va.) Rehabilitation and Nursing Center have been charged with elder abuse and neglect after a patient death, The Progress-Index reported Dec. 18.

Cleveland Clinic is investigating whether there are better ways to detect delirium in geriatric emergency patients.

CMS has launched a Nursing Home Staffing Campaign to address industry-wide workforce shortage concerns as organizations attempt to stop an impending minimum nursing home staffing rule in the courts. 

As the population of stroke survivors continues to grow, experts are calling for increased awareness of the role palliative care can play in post-stroke care, according to a scientific statement published Dec. 16 in Stroke. 

In 2023, the District of Columbia had the lowest hospice care index score among states while Maryland had the highest, according to CMS data released Nov. 26.