Post-Acute

California has the most nursing homes ranked as high performing, followed by Pennsylvania, according to the 2024 "Best Nursing Homes" ranking by U.S. News & World Report.

CMS cited Viviant Healthcare in Bristol, Tenn., with immediate jeopardy, leading to the facility's sudden closure, WJHL reported Nov. 10.

Only 14 hospitals were above the rate of potentially preventable hospital readmission 30 days after discharge from an inpatient rehabilitation facility, CDC data found.

Nine states have fewer than five active geriatric physicians, a KFF report found.

The Pennsylvania Health Care Association is advocating for legislation that would open a registry for nursing home employees in order to identify concerns regarding potentially troubled workers faster, ABC affiliate WTAE reported Nov. 3.

Fifteen governors sent a letter Nov. 1 to CMS asking the agency to reconsider increased staffing hour requirements for nursing homes.

John "Joe" Griffin was appointed CEO of Saint Alphonsus Regional Rehabilitation Hospital in Boise, Idaho, Idaho Business Review reported Nov. 1.

A case of Legionnaires' disease was discovered at the Methodist Village Senior Living nursing home in Fort Smith, Ark., health officials told Fox affiliate KNWA.

Three nursing home chains in Washington state settled allegations that they violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by denying admission to residents due to substance use disorder and failed to provide a sign-language interpreter for a patient who is deaf.

Trilogy Health Services is the only senior living system with a positive rating for nurse satisfaction in the country, an MIT Sloan Management Review report found.