The Joint Commission released a breakdown of patient safety goals for post-acute care facilities in 2024.
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Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health is restructuring its hospital-based outpatient rehabilitation services in Utah to expand its value-based care model.
A major California nursing chain reached a $15.5 million settlement over alleged understaffing, negligent care and mistreatment of patients, KRON reported March19.
A Peoria, Ill.-based nursing home chain said it will not foreclose or shut down amid financial struggles, the Peoria Journal Star reported March 19.
Medicaid's fund recovery practice is facing scrutiny as more families are forced to sell their homes after their loved one dies, The New York Times reported March 16.
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For-profit groups own about 72% of nursing homes in the U.S., KFF reported March 13.
The top three older adult living facilities in the country are located in New England, according to Seniorly's "Best of Senior Living Awards 2024."
A recent study led by researchers at the University of California Los Angeles study found reported nursing home profits may reflect only 37.1% of total profits as of 2019, suggesting a practice of profit extraction from the industry that is…
In 2021, Medicare spent 8% of its budget — or $57 billion — on post-discharge care. But according to Howard Gleckman, a senior fellow at the Urban Institute and a Forbes contributor, it would be more cost-effective to refocus pre-acute…
Orlando (Fla.) Rehabilitation Hospital appointed Lisa Kloc its CEO.