Two experts gave the healthcare system a "D" grade overall for nursing homes' performance during the COVID-19 pandemic, and offered ways nursing homes can better react to the next one, The New York Times reported Aug. 19.

U.S. News & World Report released its 2023-24 "Best Regional Hospitals" list on Aug. 1. The annual ranking rates hospitals in states and major metropolitan areas — in more than 30 medical and surgical services. 

U.S. News & World Report named 10 of the top rehabilitation hospitals Aug. 1.

Aging adult care settings had higher nonfatal occupational injuries or illnesses than hospitals, the Bureau of Labor Statistics found.

San Francisco-based Laguna Honda Hospital applied for Medicaid recertification Aug. 11.

Adult care and nursing home costs increased by 2.4 percent in July over the prior month, according to inflation data released Aug. 10 by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

North Dakota has the lowest average turnover rate for registered nurses while New Mexico has the highest, CMS found.

Three major companies in the nursing home and assisted living space released second-quarter earnings reports recently.

Northfield (Minn.) Hospital will close its 40-bed, long-term care center this October due to staffing and financial challenges, according to an Aug. 7 news release.

A nursing home in Waterbury, Conn., which is costing the state almost $1 million every month to keep open, may soon shutter, according to an Aug. 3 CT Mirror news report.

Boston-based Spaulding Rehabilitation, part of Mass General Brigham, received an $180,000 award for its elementary school careers in healthcare initiative.

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago earned the No. 1 spot on U.S. News & World Report's "2023-24 Best Hospitals for Rehabilitation" rankings, released Aug. 1. 

As financial strain continues to impact hospitals across the country, health leaders are seeking partnership to increase financial stability amid an ever-changing healthcare landscape. Partnership can help hospitals effectively obtain additional resources to provide high-quality patient care, strengthen service lines, and improve access and the overall patient experience.

Alaska has the highest hours per resident day for nursing homes while Missouri has the lowest, a report by the Long Term Care Community Coalition found.

While home health referrals have doubled year over year from 2022, referral rejections rates are at an "all-time high," according to a July 25 WellSky news release about the company's "evolution of care" report, which noted referrals have surpassed pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels.

A fire at the Seven Hills Rehabilitation & Nursing home in Lynchburg, Va., prompted an evacuation of dozens of patients, two of whom were hospitalized with smoke inhalation issues, CBS affiliate WDBJ reported July 21.

CMS is placing extra oversight on new hospices in four states — Arizona, California, Nevada and Texas — because of a yearlong stack of hospice fraud, waste and abuse reports.

Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health Carolinas Rehabilitation is the only U.S. rehab hospital to be granted membership to the inaugural class of the World Rehabilitation Alliance.

Illinois has the highest percentage of nursing facilities with actual harm or immediate jeopardy warnings while Maine has the lowest.

Pablo Celnik, MD, a physiatrist and physician-scientist from Johns Hopkins University, was named CEO of Chicago-based Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, according to a June 29 facility news release.