The NAHC-NHPCO Alliance, a new industry trade group for home care and hospice providers, has named Steven Landers, MD, as its inaugural CEO.
Post-Acute
Amid increased demands for geriatric hospital care and more patients being boarded while waiting for a post-acute bed comes a devastating statistic: 774 nursing homes have closed since 2020, and only seven new facilities were opened in 2024.
The American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living will honor five people and two facilities at the 2024 AHCA/NCAL Awards.
The California Department of Public Health has faulted the Ararat Nursing Facility in Mission Hills, Calif., for two resident deaths.
HHS recently issued a report that estimated about 1 in 4, or 2,568, for-profit nursing homes do not meet federal requirements for infection prevention.
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The Joint Commission has released new and updated guidelines for emergency management standards at nursing care centers.
Newsweek released its 2024 "America's Best Physical Rehabilitation Centers" ranking Aug. 21, in partnership with Statista.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the Biden administration over a nursing home staffing level mandate.
Becker's has compiled a list of the top rehabilitation hospital in every state, based on U.S. News & World Report's's 2024 rankings.
Nursing home salaries have increased by 3.75% to 5.12% in the last year, a recent Hospital and Healthcare Compensation Service report found.