Post-Acute

Older adults have heightened frailty prior to and just after entering a senior housing property, but the frailty levels decline after one year, a study by NORC at the University of Chicago found.

Minnesota was ranked the best state for long-term services and support, according to a 2023 AARP ranking.

Labor unions at nursing homes could help reduce staff turnover, a recent study found.

A group of residents is suing a nursing home management company Marcus & Millichap, alleging it omitted key details from licensing applications that resulted in racketeering-level behavior.

More rehabilitation center healthcare professionals completed COVID-19 primary vaccination series than influenza vaccinations in 2022, according to CMS data.

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.