Seven people were taken to the hospital after a car crash involving a nursing home van in Cynthiana, Ky., CBS affiliate WKYT reported April 19.

The New York State Department of Labor reported it received a WARN notice from a rehabilitation center that is closing May 15, CNY News reported April 18.

More than 130 nursing homes are suing the state of New York over a law that could cap profits and require spending allocation minimums, the Times Union reported April 14.

An Illinois nursing home agreed to pay $400,000 to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

The New Jersey Supreme Court will review a court's decision to allow members of a class-action lawsuit to receive refunds from Springpoint Senior Living due to an alleged bait-and-switch scheme, Law360 reported April 11.

More than half of Pseudomonas aeruginosa cases linked to contaminated eyedrops have been found in long-term care facilities, NBC News reported April 9.

Long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs) and skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) have distinct clinical capabilities, patient populations and hospital outcomes.  LTACHs are uniquely equipped to efficiently and effectively meet the needs of medically complex patients, making partnership with LTACHs a key strategy in reducing costs and improving hospital throughput.1

The New York State Office for the Aging has received more than 5,000 complaints about long-term care facilities in only nine months, CBS affiliate WRGB reported April 6.

A recent wave of evictions has displaced dozens of assisted-living residents in Wisconsin who depend on Medicaid for their care — highlighting another pitfall of the long-term care industry, The Washington Post reported April 6.

Dallas-based Reunion Rehabilitation Hospitals opened its inpatient rehab hospital in Arlington, Texas and named Rob Smart its CEO.

CMS is proposing a 3.7 percent, or $1.2 billion, pay bump for skilled nursing facilities in fiscal year 2024.

The American Hospital Association and the American Health Care Association sent a joint letter to CMS urging the agency to consider ways to bolster the nursing home workforce instead of implementing federal staffing minimums. 

The New York State Department of Health is investigating an Auburn nursing home after a video of one of its employees sleeping on the job went viral, ABC affiliate WSYR reported April 3.

A Mississippi nursing home won a "patently and demonstrably frivolous" whistleblower lawsuit accusing the facility of improperly billing Medicaid and Medicare, Bloomberg Law reported March 29.

The Massachusetts attorney general issued an advisory March 29 reminding temporary nursing agencies about the maximum rates they can charge long-term care facilities.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health is giving $14.2 million to 127 long-term care facilities to improve care quality for residents, it said March 28.

The Colorado Health Care Association, a nursing home group, became the first long-term care advocacy group to have an ambassador-level alliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

St. Louis nursing homes are caring for fewer older adults and more adults with mental and behavioral health conditions, adding to the industry strain, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported March 28.

Members of the Service Employee International Union Healthcare are asking Missouri Gov. Mike Parson to use $556 million to increase the number of surveyors and inspections completed by the state Department of Health and Senior Services, NBC affiliate KOMU reported March 22.

The rapid spread of Candida auris in acute-care hospitals and nursing homes is highlighting poorly funded and understaffed infection prevention efforts, The Washington Post reported March 21.