Post-Acute

Members of the Service Employee International Union Healthcare are asking Missouri Gov. Mike Parson to use $556 million to increase the number of surveyors and inspections completed by the state Department of Health and Senior Services, NBC affiliate KOMU reported…

This episode features Tiara Dennison, Administrator at WakeMed Surgery Center-Cary. Here, she discusses the growth & evolution of ambulatory surgery centers since the beginning of the pandemic, advice for administrators that want to build a good culture for their staff,…

The rapid spread of Candida auris in acute-care hospitals and nursing homes is highlighting poorly funded and understaffed infection prevention efforts, The Washington Post reported March 21.

The New York Department of Health is relaxing nursing home rules, nixing three guidelines, including the requirement for visitors to test negative for COVID-19 before entering a facility, The Daily News reported March 19.

Newsweek and Statista, a global data research firm, have released their "2023 America's Best Nursing Homes" list.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is ending a two-decade-old contract with the management company of a veterans nursing home after ongoing reports of abuse, Maryland Matters reported March 16.

A study from the AARP Public Policy Institute found family caregivers in the U.S. provide $600 billion worth of unpaid care each year.

A 23-year-old man was shot and killed in his bed at a long-term care facility March 11, The Mercury News reported.

The state of Connecticut ordered some residents be evacuated from a nursing and rehabilitation center in Waterford, NBC Connecticut reported March 9.

A North Carolina advocacy group is pushing lawmakers to allow cameras inside nursing home rooms, WBTV reported March 8.