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Florida hospital taps CEO
Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Jacksonville (Fla.) has appointed Curtis Whetzel, DPT, as its new CEO, according to a Sept. 5 news release. -
Biden administration sets minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes
President Joe Biden zeroed in on details around his administration's newly proposed minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes as part of an effort to improve patient safety at these facilities, according to a Sept. 1 opinion piece published in USA Today. -
Mercy Health, Lifepoint break ground on rehab hospital
Mercy Health-Youngstown (Ohio) and Lifepoint Rehabilitation broke ground on a new inpatient rehabilitation hospital in that city. -
Arkansas rehab hospital names CEO
Pine Bluff, Ark.-based Jefferson Regional and Nashville, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Rehabilitation named Mary Daggett as CEO of their upcoming rehabilitation and behavioral health hospital, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported Sep. 1. -
CMS pitches staffing ratios for nursing homes
CMS proposed installing staffing requirements in nursing homes Sept. 1, a few days after the agency posted, then unpublished, research that failed to find a recommended staffing level in skilled nursing facilities. -
CMS study finds no single minimum staffing level for nursing facilities
A study commissioned by CMS found no single recommendation for an appropriate level of staffing that would guarantee quality care, KFF Health News reported Aug. 29. -
Lifestyle factors could increase nursing home admissions by 43%: Study
Australian researchers found lifestyle risks can lead to earlier nursing home admission. -
10 top rehab hospitals in Florida
Here are the top 10 rehabilitation hospitals in Florida, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2023 annual rankings. -
Best, worst states for hospitalizations of SNF long-stay patients: CMS
Washington, D.C., has the lowest average number of hospitalizations for long-stay residents at skilled nursing facilities while Louisiana has the highest, according to CMS data. -
5 best rehab hospitals in California, ranked by US News
Here are the top five rehabilitation hospitals in California, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2023 annual rankings. -
The disappearance of nursing homes: 5 stats
At least 600 nursing homes have closed in the last six years, according to an analysis of federal data by The Wall Street Journal. -
Arkansas nursing home has licenses permanently revoked for patient safety issues
Just two weeks after the Arkansas officials recommended CMS revoke the care licenses for Happy Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center — CMS has done just that. -
How nursing homes can prepare for the next pandemic
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. -
Top 10 rehab hospitals in California, per US News
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. -
Meet the CEOs from the top rehabilitation hospitals
U.S. News & World Report named 10 of the top rehabilitation hospitals Aug. 1. -
Nursing facility care settings with the highest injury rates
Aging adult care settings had higher nonfatal occupational injuries or illnesses than hospitals, the Bureau of Labor Statistics found. -
Laguna Honda Hospital applies for recertification
San Francisco-based Laguna Honda Hospital applied for Medicaid recertification Aug. 11. -
Nursing home costs jump by 2.4% in July
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 -
Best, worst states for RN turnover in nursing homes
North Dakota has the lowest average turnover rate for registered nurses while New Mexico has the highest, CMS found. -
CareTrust, Ventas and NHC Q2 earnings: 3 notes
Three major companies in the nursing home and assisted living space released second-quarter earnings reports recently.
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