Post-Acute

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St. Louis-based Mercy has partnered with Humana to open more primary care clinics for older adults across Missouri. 

Hospital readmission of older adults is consistently associated with impairment of physical functioning, though clinical practice guidelines to address this impairment are lacking, according to a study published Nov. 4 in the Journal of Hospital Medicine. 

A nurse has been charged with one count of involuntary manslaughter and two misdemeanors after a patient died at the Avenue at Warrensville Care & Rehabilitation Center in Warrensville Heights, Ohio, according to a Jan. 16 report from ABC affiliate…

Farmington, Conn.-based Athena Health Care Systems intends to close two skilled nursing facilities in Bristol, Conn., according to a Jan. 20 statement shared with Becker's.

Staffing instability can influence a nursing home's care quality star rating, though it is not one of the measurements used by CMS to calculate the metric, according to a study published Dec. 16 in Health Affairs Scholar.

As part of its newly launched Nursing Home Staffing Campaign, CMS is offering eligible nursing homes an opportunity to apply for Financial Incentive Administrator designation. If approved, facilities will receive funding to recruit and retain registered nurses. 

A fire at Mount Carmel (Pa.) Senior Living Community sent 20 people to area hospitals with minor injuries, according to a Jan. 4 report from NBC affiliate WGAL.

Kalispell, Mont.-based Logan Health Medical Center will close its inpatient rehabilitation unit Feb. 3, the Daily Inter Lake reported Jan. 5. 

Higher proportions of agency nursing staff are associated with lower CMS star-rating scores for nursing homes, a recent study found.