Skilled nursing facilities across the U.S. will undergo an audit of five Medicare Part A claims from CMS beginning June 5, according to a May 15 memo from the agency.

Residents were evacuated from Clewiston (Fla.) Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after a storm and a tree caused the roof to collapse, Wink News reported May 24.

A New York nursing home was cited for failures to administrate efficiently and to keep its 37 residents free from neglect. The citation comes after a viral video showed one of its nurses nearly collapsing, The Citizen reported May 23.

The CDC updated its infection prevention strategies after the public health emergency expired, making two important changes for assisted living communities.

San Francisco-based Laguna Honda Hospital was granted its third and final extension May 18 as it attempts to avoid being shut down, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.

A nursing home company is suing the U.S. Small Business Administration, Treasury Department and others over a new cap on COVID-19 relief loans, law.com reported May 16.

A congressional investigation found that federal oversight funding has stalled nursing home inspections and led to a shortage of inspectors.

A man armed with a gun broke into an assisted living and extended care facility in Sharpstown, Texas May 12 and was talked down by a certified nursing assistant until police arrived, ABC13 reported.

Three rehabilitation hospitals have recently tapped new talent for their CEOs.

San Francisco-based Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center has requested another extension from CMS as it works to gain state and federal recertification, Local News Matters reported May 12.

Medicare fee-for-service admissions increased by 5.8 percent among skilled nursing facilities but decreased among home health providers in 2022, according to a new report from Trella Health, a healthcare analytics company.

Here are six hospitals, health systems or hospital operators that have recently posted job listings seeking post-acute care talent.

Massachusetts Executive Office of Veterans' Services received a $164 million federal grant to aid in constructing a veterans nursing home.

Option Care Health, the nation's largest independent provider of home and alternate site infusion services, is buying Amedisys, a leading home health, hospice and high-acuity care provider, for $3.6 billion.

Omega Healthcare Investors completed $233 million in new investments in the second quarter of 2023, involving 18 skilled nursing facilities.

Hartford, Conn.-based Hughes Health and Rehabilitation, a 170-bed nursing home, will close after being in operation for more than 50 years, we-ha.com reported May 1.

The Illinois Department of Public Health and CMS are investigating a nursing home that allegedly had no medical staff on duty May 1, NBC Chicago reported May 2.

There are the 10 most-read post-acute stories published by Becker's in April:

Here are nine nursing homes where workers are picketing, have gone on strike recently or are threatening to strike:

The Department of Health and Human Services released ownership data on all Medicare-certified hospice and home health agencies, as well as nursing homes and hospitals.