The Joint Commission has revised its accreditation criteria for assisted living communities and nursing care centers with the aim of preventing workplace violence.

At least 18 staffers at Colonial Heights (Va.) Rehabilitation and Nursing Center have been charged with elder abuse and neglect after a patient death, The Progress-Index reported Dec. 18.

Cleveland Clinic is investigating whether there are better ways to detect delirium in geriatric emergency patients.

CMS has launched a Nursing Home Staffing Campaign to address industry-wide workforce shortage concerns as organizations attempt to stop an impending minimum nursing home staffing rule in the courts. 

As the population of stroke survivors continues to grow, experts are calling for increased awareness of the role palliative care can play in post-stroke care, according to a scientific statement published Dec. 16 in Stroke. 

In 2023, the District of Columbia had the lowest hospice care index score among states while Maryland had the highest, according to CMS data released Nov. 26. 

San Clemente, Calif.-based CareTrust REIT has acquired 46 skilled nursing and assisted living facilities in the Midwest for approximately $97 million. 

The average hours of nursing care received inside U.S. nursing homes has continued to decline as the average number of deficiencies continues to grow, according to a Dec. 6 KFF report. 

The Delaware Court of Chancery ruled in favor of Birmingham, Ala.-based Encompass Health and its former home health and hospice division, Enhabit, in a lawsuit against two private equity firms and three former Encompass officers who now run home health and hospice business VitalCaring Group.

By 2034, the number of adults over 65 will — for the first time in history — outnumber the number of children under 18.

Medicaid payment rates given to the average nursing home covered about 82 cents per dollar of care costs for Medicaid residents, according to a recent federal government report. 

Nursing home officials said they are counting on the Trump administration to reverse an impending Biden-era staffing level mandate, KFF Health News reported Dec. 3.

Private equity-owned hospices performed below not-for-profit hospices across all Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems hospice survey measures, according to a study published Nov. 18 in JAMA.

CMS has released "significant revisions" to its nursing home surveyor guidance, including requirements for COVID-19 vaccine education, opioid and psychotropic prescribing, and medical director responsibilities. 

Hospice in the Hospital, a collaboration between Winchester, Va.-based Valley Health and Winchester-based Blue Ridge Hospice, has expanded to Warren Memorial Hospital in Front Royal, Va.

Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health Carolinas Rehabilitation has signed an agreement with an Ukrainian organization to provide training and education to Ukraine's rehabilitation workforce.

A hospice company donated $400,000 to Jacksonville, N.C.-based Onslow Memorial Hospital to support hospice services. 

Temple Terrace, Fla.-based Florida Rehabilitation Hospital at Tampa has appointed Jeffrey Harrison as CEO. 

California has the most highly rated nursing homes in the U.S., followed by Florida, according to U.S. News & World Report's "2025 Best Nursing Homes" ratings, published Nov. 12. 

The National Labor Relations Board has filed a complaint against Cincinnati-based CommuniCare, a post-acute care network, for allegedly attempting to enforce stay-or-pay employment agreements.