Post-Acute

Rock Hill, S.C.-based Providence Care has appointed Werner Freymann Jr. as CEO. Mr. Freymann previously served as senior vice president of Bonita Springs, Fla.-based Discovery at Home, according to a Dec. 10 news release from Providence Care. Providence Care provides…

The Ensign Group has expanded its portfolio through acquisitions of four post-acute care facilities across Arizona, Colorado and Kansas.  The acquisitions were effective Dec. 1, according to three news releases from Ensign.  Ensign Group invests in and provides skilled nursing…

CMS has repealed a core provision of its 2024 minimum staffing rule for long-term care facilities, citing recent federal court rulings and concerns over implementation. In an interim final rule published Dec. 2, the agency withdrew the requirement that long-term…

A recent uptick in the number of health systems formalizing post-acute partnerships with rehabilitation hospitals may reflect a shift toward a proactive approach to managing an aging patient population and navigating increased federal scrutiny of care transitions. Some of the…

White Plains, N.Y.-based Burke Rehabilitation Hospital has received a $10,000 pilot grant from the Foundation for Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, aimed at supporting rehabilitation services for individuals living with metastatic cancer.  The Tactile Medical Cancer Rehabilitation Research Award was presented…

California has the greatest number of high-performing nursing homes in the U.S., followed by Florida, according to U.S. News & World Report’s “2026 Best Nursing Homes” ratings, published Nov. 13. Hawaii has the highest rate of high-performing nursing homes, followed…

A group of healthcare societies has issued updated infection control guidance for nursing homes, marking the guideline’s first update in 17 years. The guidance was published Oct. 28 in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology and endorsed by the Society for…

ChristianaCare is planning a freestanding acute inpatient rehabilitation facility in Newark, Del., the Delaware Business Times reported Nov. 4. The $70 million joint venture with the Onix Group, a real estate developer, will be a 92,000-square-foot, three-story facility. It will…

New York City-based NYU Langone Health’s Rusk Rehabilitation has expanded its rehabilitative care collaboration with Centers Health Care. The collaboration, piloted five years ago, places a dedicated Rusk physician onsite at one of Centers Health Care’s nursing care facilities. The…

San Juan Capistrano, Calif.-based Ensign Group has acquired eight skilled nursing facilities in Utah and Alabama. The acquisitions have added 428 SNF beds to the group, according to a Nov. 3 news release. Here are the facilities: The Utah facilities…