Post-Acute

Here are the 10 most-read post-acute stories published by Becker's in May:

A National Council on Aging analysis found 80 percent of older adults are financially struggling or at risk of future financial insecurity, but today's 65-year-old is expected to live another 20 years.

Skilled nursing facilities across the U.S. will undergo an audit of five Medicare Part A claims from CMS beginning June 5, according to a May 15 memo from the agency.

Residents were evacuated from Clewiston (Fla.) Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after a storm and a tree caused the roof to collapse, Wink News reported May 24.

A New York nursing home was cited for failures to administrate efficiently and to keep its 37 residents free from neglect. The citation comes after a viral video showed one of its nurses nearly collapsing, The Citizen reported May 23.

The CDC updated its infection prevention strategies after the public health emergency expired, making two important changes for assisted living communities.

San Francisco-based Laguna Honda Hospital was granted its third and final extension May 18 as it attempts to avoid being shut down, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.

A nursing home company is suing the U.S. Small Business Administration, Treasury Department and others over a new cap on COVID-19 relief loans, law.com reported May 16.

A congressional investigation found that federal oversight funding has stalled nursing home inspections and led to a shortage of inspectors.

A man armed with a gun broke into an assisted living and extended care facility in Sharpstown, Texas May 12 and was talked down by a certified nursing assistant until police arrived, ABC13 reported.