Post-Acute

Lumberton, N.J.-based Mount Holly Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center has developed a new clinical model to care for patients with critical illness needs through a partnership with Samaritan Palliative Medical Partners, ROI-NJ reported Oct. 12.

Raleigh (N.C.) Rehabilitation Center has been hit with a $31,320 fine from CMS after an investigation revealed that conditions in the facility had subjected patients to immediate jeopardy, according to an Oct. 10 report from WRAL. 

Nursing homes that regularly use universal decolonization methods like chlorhexidine bathing to clean the skin and iodophor to clean the nose reduces the chance of a patient being transferred to a hospital due to infection.

Nursing homes provide an average of 3.76 nurse staff hours per resident per day and facilities have an average of 81 residents per day, according to national data collected by CMS.

A Houston rehab hospital has settled a complaint alleging it failed to provide a patient with an American Sign Language interpreter to effectively communicate their medical needs, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas.

The District of Columbia has the lowest hospice care index score while West Virginia has the highest, according to CMS data.

A nursing home in Montgomery, Ala., has taken the top spot on Newsweek's annual ranking list.

Providence Operations, a company that oversees long-term care facilities, must pay $5.5 million to victims in a nursing home lawsuit, according to a Sept. 22 press release from the family's attorney.  

Despite health officials urging Americans to get the updated COVID-19 vaccine, distribution issues have affected the rollout process for many, including vulnerable residents at nursing homes. 

Minnesota and Washington were ranked top in the country for long-term care, thanks to strong support for family caregivers and access to many healthcare providers and long-term care setting options, an AARP report found.