Post-Acute

The White House has finalized a policy mandating home care providers spend at least 80% of Medicaid payments on direct care workers. 

A KFF estimate found that only 19% of nursing facilities meet the new minimum staffing standards issued by CMS yesterday.

The first minimum staffing rule for nursing homes has been finalized, according to an April 22 White House fact sheet.

California is the best state for senior care staffing, while Oklahoma is the worst, according to an April 12 Seniorly report.

A study led by researchers at Orange, Calif.-based UCI Health found that use of antiseptic soap and nasal ointment among patients in hospitals and residents of nursing homes reduced countywide infections by up to 30% and dropped associated deaths by…

Twenty-eight patients and staff members were evacuated and two were hospitalized following a carbon monoxide leak at a Maryland nursing home, ABC affiliate WJLA reported April 15.

U.S. News & World Report named the 10 cities and 15 companies for best senior living.

A rehabilitation hospital has changed ownership and will operate as two partner organizations in West Virginia, WTRF.com reported April 12.

Changes to Medicare Advantage plans could mean lower reimbursements for nursing home patients in 2025, Newsweek reported April 8.

Richard Wilson, MD, was appointed chair of the department of physical medicine and rehabilitation at Cleveland-based MetroHealth System.