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Pennsylvania nursing home to close in November
Easton Home Personal Care Facility is closing in mid-November due to dwindling demand for personal care residential living, The Morning Call reported Sept. 12. -
Pennsylvania nursing home strike comes to an end: 4 notes
The Pennsylvania nursing home strike ended Monday after eight days, the longest in the union's history, WKBN reported Sept. 12. -
Top 15 best workplaces for at-home care, per Fortune
Fortune released its "15 Best Workplaces in Aging Services: At-Home Care" report Sept. 9. -
CMS, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau take action against nursing home debt collectors
CMS and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released a joint letter Sept. 8 stating that nursing care facilities may not require a third-party caregiver to personally guarantee payment of a nursing home resident's bill as a condition of the resident's admission to the facility. -
10 best large workplaces for senior care, per Fortune
Fortune released its "25 Best Large Workplaces for Aging Services" report Sept. 7. -
Pennsylvania nursing home workers strike: 4 things to know
Workers at 14 nursing homes in Pennsylvania are on strike after no agreement was reached with their employers on Friday. On Labor Day, nursing home workers with the Service Employees International Union and community members picketed outside of Fairlane Gardens Nursing & Rehabilitation in Reading, Pa., WFMZ reported Sep. 6. -
Tennessee nursing home loses CMS certification, residents to be removed
Farragut, Tenn.-based Summit View of Farragut lost its certification from CMS and has to remove residents by Oct. 1, ABC affiliate WATE reported Sept. 1. -
3 in 4 seniors can't afford a nursing home in 2033, study projects
Researchers at NORC at the University of Chicago project more than 11 million middle-income seniors aged 75 and older may not be able to afford long-term care facilities in 2033. -
Froedtert opens rehab hospital at former heart hospital
Wauwatosa, Wis.-based Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin health network opened a physical rehabilitation hospital, medical clinics and pharmacy in a former heart hospital, BizTimes reported Aug. 30. -
1 dead, 2 hospitalized after dishwashing liquid served in California nursing home
Three residents at a San Mateo, Calif.-based nursing home were "mistakenly being served dishwashing liquid as drinking juice," SFist reported Aug. 30. -
New York nursing home opens COVID-19 wing after 40 residents, 8 employees infected
Forty residents of Bishop Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Syracuse, N.Y., have been moved to a special COVID-19 wing after testing positive for the virus, syracuse.com reported Aug. 29. -
3 updates on potential Pennsylvania nursing homes strike
Union nurses and other organized staff at 24 nursing homes across Pennsylvania have sent strike notices to their employers. Here are three updates on the situation as of Aug. 29, as reported by The Meadville Tribune: -
Lawsuit against Louisiana nursing home owner reaches preliminary settlement
Attorneys for Bob Dean, a New Orleans nursing home owner facing a class action lawsuit over the botched evacuation of more than 800 seniors during Hurricane Ida, have reached a preliminary settlement between $12 million and $15 million, Nola reported Aug. 25. -
Flooding forces evacuation of Mississippi nursing home
Thirty-one residents were evacuated in school buses from the Peach Tree Village assisted living facility in Brandon, Miss. due to flooding, CNN reported Aug. 24. -
Strike notices sent to 24 Pennsylvania nursing homes
Pittsburgh-based health care workers across 24 facilities submitted a notice to strike, CBS Pittsburgh reported Aug. 23. -
HHS awards $25M to expand home-, community-based services: 4 notes
HHS awarded $25 million to Illinois, Kansas, New Hampshire, American Samoa and Puerto Rico to expand access to home- and community-based services through Medicaid's Money Follows the Person program. -
Why patient data is the key to customizing the length of stay for post-acute care and reducing hospital readmissions
A common misconception among payers and ACOs is that eliminating skilled nursing stays for post-acute patient care will save money. In reality, most patients who leave the acute care setting and find themselves in a skilled nursing facility (SNF) aren’t stable enough to thrive in a home setting. A well-balanced, well-managed, appropriate length of stay is what these individuals need to ensure that they don’t end up back in the hospital. -
6 nursing homes closing
Here are six nursing homes closing in 2022: -
Viewpoint: Nursing homes must address infection control measures post-COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that the current design for nursing homes is not conducive to infection control, Kenneth Scott, MD, wrote in Forbes. -
Resilient Healthcare, White Rock Medical Center partner on home healthcare
Plano, Texas-based Resilient Healthcare and White Rock Medical Center in Dallas formed a partnership to deliver outpatient therapy to patients virtually and in their homes.
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