Post-Acute

Here are nine nursing homes where workers are picketing, have gone on strike recently or are threatening to strike:

The Department of Health and Human Services released ownership data on all Medicare-certified hospice and home health agencies, as well as nursing homes and hospitals.

Seven people were taken to the hospital after a car crash involving a nursing home van in Cynthiana, Ky., CBS affiliate WKYT reported April 19.

The New York State Department of Labor reported it received a WARN notice from a rehabilitation center that is closing May 15, CNY News reported April 18.

More than 130 nursing homes are suing the state of New York over a law that could cap profits and require spending allocation minimums, the Times Union reported April 14.

An Illinois nursing home agreed to pay $400,000 to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

The New Jersey Supreme Court will review a court's decision to allow members of a class-action lawsuit to receive refunds from Springpoint Senior Living due to an alleged bait-and-switch scheme, Law360 reported April 11.

More than half of Pseudomonas aeruginosa cases linked to contaminated eyedrops have been found in long-term care facilities, NBC News reported April 9.

Long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs) and skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) have distinct clinical capabilities, patient populations and hospital outcomes.  LTACHs are uniquely equipped to efficiently and effectively meet the needs of medically complex patients, making partnership with LTACHs a key…

The New York State Office for the Aging has received more than 5,000 complaints about long-term care facilities in only nine months, CBS affiliate WRGB reported April 6.