Post-Acute

Among nearly 98,000 older adults needing surgery, some were nearly twice as likely to undergo a delirium screening depending on the hospital where they received care, according to a study published June 10.  Hospitals with the American College of Surgeons…

Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine has launched a Geriatric Emergency Department Initiative at Palos Heights, Ill.-based Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital. The program will deliver specialized care to patients 65 and older during and after an emergency visit, according to a May 21…

Oceanside, N.Y.-based Mount Sinai South Nassau has partnered with New York City-based MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care to offer inpatient hospice services.  The 24/7 hospice services will be available to hospital patients who are unable to safely return home for…

Oakland County Health Department officials confirmed a Legionnaires’ case linked to Woodward Hills Rehabilitation in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., ABC affiliate WXYZ reported June 9. A patient sample collected June 3 tested positive for Legionella. The facility collected water samples on…

The American Hospital Association is urging CMS to change its proposed long-term care hospital prospective payment system for fiscal year 2027. Nearly a quarter of long-term care hospitals closed since 2016 when the dual-rate payment system went into effect.  “We…

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that skilled nursing facility operators facing civil monetary penalties from CMS have no constitutional right to a jury trial. Here is what to know. 1.  The June 5 ruling came in Sligo Creek…

Enola, Pa.-based PAM Health and Huntington, W.Va.-based Marshall Health Network are partnering to open a rehabilitation hospital in South Point, Ohio. PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of South Point will be a 42-bed facility that will offer comprehensive, individualized inpatient rehabilitation…

Springville, N.Y.-based Bertrand Chaffee Hospital is planning to close its nursing home facility, a spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s on June 3. “Jennie B. Richmond Nursing Home announced that it will begin an orderly closure following approval from the New York…

Buffalo, N.Y.-based Erie County Medical Center Corp. named Angela Hauser administrator of its long-term care facility. She will oversee the 390-bed Terrace View Long-Term Care facility, located on ECMC’s Grider Street health campus, according to a June 3 hospital news…

Houston-based St. Luke’s Health and Lifepoint Rehabilitation broke ground on a freestanding rehab hospital. The 40-bed, 58,000-square-foot facility will be located on the system’s Springwoods Village Hospital campus, according to a June 2 news release. It will offer comprehensive inpatient…