Post-Acute

Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital unveiled a clinic for patients 65 and older.  

Here are 14 rehabilitation and nursing home leaders stepping into new roles:

Training, retaining and recruiting staff should be the top priority for post-acute facilities, Rajeev Kumar MD, president of AMDA-The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine, told Becker's.

A New Haven, Conn.-based Yale School of Medicine study suggests oncology hospitalists have better hospice utilization and reduce hospital stays for cancer patients compared to oncologists. 

Nursing home workers should be well trained in LGBTQ+ care to provide proper support to patients in the demographic, a recent article by two Indiana University researchers said, according to The Bay Area Reporter.

Chicago-based Waud Capital Partners has acquired Senior Helpers, a home care and wellness company that operates in 44 states and is based in Towson, Md., from Advocate Health.

The Joint Commission released a breakdown of patient safety goals for post-acute care facilities in 2024.

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.