Post-Acute

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.

Ninety-four percent of Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing homes across the U.S. experienced a nurse staffing issue during the pandemic, according to a report released in September by the U.S. Pandemic Response Accountability Committee. 

Dorothy "Dodi" Purtell was named CEO of Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Fitchburg (Wis.).

Three hospitals in Illinois, Connecticut and Texas have cut or closed their rehabilitation programs since the start of 2023.

The Texas Federal Wellness Health and Rehab in Edinburg has shut its doors following a months-long federal investigation into claims that a co-owner and his sister were defrauding a federal worker's compensation program.