Post-Acute

St. Louis-based SSM Health has taken on ownership of the Visiting Nurse Association of Greater St. Louis' healthcare services.

Derry Township, Pa.-based Penn State Rehabilitation Hospital is investigating possible Legionella bacteria in the water after one patient became sick, ABC affiliate WHTM reported Jan. 30.

A Portland, Ore.-based residential and memory care facility was shut down by the state health department Jan. 26, and the residents were relocated the same day, NBC affiliate KGW8 reported Jan. 29.

Here are 51 hospitals opening or breaking ground on rehabilitation facilities or expanding rehabilitation units in 2024:

Springfield, Ore.-based PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Home Care Services nurses intend to launch a two-week strike in February, according to the Oregon Nurses Association.

CMS said it will finalize the nursing home minimum staffing proposal in 2024, officials said in a national stakeholder call Jan. 23.

The owner of a shuttered nursing home chain admitted to his role in a $38 million employment tax fraud scheme.

St. Jude Home Care, a home health agency that is part of Memphis, Tenn.-based St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, is the first in the nation to receive a certification for pediatrics from Community Health Accreditation Partners.

Nashville, Tenn.-based Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt received $200,000 to help create an inpatient pediatric rehabilitation unit.

Here are 10 systems and facilities closing their long-term care, nursing homes and rehabilitation units in 2024: