Post-Acute

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…

Alaska and Arizona have the lowest estimated beds per 1,000 older adults, while Missouri and Iowa have the highest. Becker’s used Census Bureau population data, and KFF data on the number of certified nursing facilities and average beds per facility…

Mechanicsburg, Pa.-based Select Medical Corp. and Roanoke, Va.-based Carilion Clinic are partnering to build and operate a 50-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Roanoke. Construction will begin on Carilion Rehabilitation Hospital this spring, with an expected opening in 2028, according to…

Seventeen Democratic senators are proposing to add home care coverage to Medicare for the first time, along with an expansion of Medicaid home- and community-based services. The proposed framework, published May 20, centers on creating a Medicare “home care guarantee,”…

Aspirus St. Luke’s in Duluth, Minn., will close its home health services division as the health system shifts resources to other areas of care, according to a May 19 news release. Four things to know:  1. Wausau, Wis.-based Aspirus Health…

Patients with advanced cancers were more likely to receive hospice care if they were enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan, according to a study published March 24 in JAMA Network Open.  Hospice care is covered under Medicare Part A, not…

A recent study found that structured programs for common post-surgery hazards for older adults were linked to reduced complications and shorter hospital stays. The study, published May 12 in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, analyzed 67 studies…

Orange, Calif.-based UCI Health’s academic rehabilitation hospital will open this summer. The 52-bed facility will nearly quadruple the system’s critical rehabilitation care services in the region, and will be Orange County’s first academic rehab hospital, according to a May 12…

Concord Township, Pa.-based Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Concordville opened May 5 and began accepting patients. The 66,000-square-foot, 50-bed inpatient rehab hospital provides services to patients recovering from strokes, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, amputations and complex orthopedic conditions, according…

Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.-based Phelps Hospital, part of New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health, is the first in the nation to earn Age-Friendly Geriatric Surgery Verification from the American College of Surgeons. The program launched in late 2025 and recognizes hospitals…