Post-Acute

Nursing home and residential care facilities’ staffing is rebounding, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Here is what to know. 1. Since the pandemic, the number of workers in nursing facilities has steadily risen. As of May, the industry…

Johnson County Rehabilitation Hospital at Overland Park (Kan.) has expanded its inpatient rehabilitation capacity with an additional 10 beds. The hospital opened in 2022 and provides rehabilitative services to patients with stroke, brain injury, trauma, and complex neurological and orthopedic…

Oklahoma City (Kan.) Rehabilitation Hospital named Jennifer Collins, MD, medical director. Dr. Collins will oversee medical rehabilitation programs and support high-quality, patient-centered care, according to a June 16 hospital news release.  “I’m honored to serve as medical director of Oklahoma…

Two post-acute care associations are calling on Congress and CMS to overhaul Medicare Advantage plans’ use of prior authorization after two HHS reports found high denial rates for long-term care hospital and skilled nursing facility services. “These findings confirm what…

Two June 8 reports from the HHS Office of Inspector General highlighted post-acute care denials and overturned appeals from Medicare Advantage organizations. Both reports focused on June 2024, looking across 19 MA organizations. The first report found the three largest MA organizations…

Among nearly 98,000 older adults needing surgery, some were nearly twice as likely to undergo a delirium screening depending on the hospital where they received care, according to a study published June 10.  Hospitals with the American College of Surgeons…

Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine has launched a Geriatric Emergency Department Initiative at Palos Heights, Ill.-based Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital. The program will deliver specialized care to patients 65 and older during and after an emergency visit, according to a May 21…

Oceanside, N.Y.-based Mount Sinai South Nassau has partnered with New York City-based MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care to offer inpatient hospice services.  The 24/7 hospice services will be available to hospital patients who are unable to safely return home for…

Oakland County Health Department officials confirmed a Legionnaires’ case linked to Woodward Hills Rehabilitation in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., ABC affiliate WXYZ reported June 9. A patient sample collected June 3 tested positive for Legionella. The facility collected water samples on…

The American Hospital Association is urging CMS to change its proposed long-term care hospital prospective payment system for fiscal year 2027. Nearly a quarter of long-term care hospitals closed since 2016 when the dual-rate payment system went into effect.  “We…