Three residents at a San Mateo, Calif.-based nursing home were "mistakenly being served dishwashing liquid as drinking juice," SFist reported Aug. 30.

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.

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:

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.

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.

Pittsburgh-based health care workers across 24 facilities submitted a notice to strike, CBS Pittsburgh reported Aug. 23. 

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.

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.

Here are six nursing homes closing in 2022:

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.

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.

San Francisco-based Laguna Honda nursing home received a two-month extension on its closure deadline, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Aug. 15.

Hawaii has the highest-rated nursing homes in the U.S. while Arkansas has the lowest, according to an analysis published Aug. 10 from NiceRx.

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

Phoenix-based Community Living Center, a Veteran Affairs nursing home, closed Aug. 8 due to a rat infestation, according to an Aug. 11 USA Today report.

Nursing homes underreport hospitalizations of residents with pressure ulcers, a study published Aug. 4 in Medical Care found.

Arizona is the best state for long-term care, while the District of Columbia is the worst, a report published Aug. 8 by personal finance service ValuePenguin found. 

An Economic Policy Institute report shows the nursing home staff shortage in Nebraska is due to low wages and substandard working conditions, KMAland reported Aug. 7. 

Little Sisters of the Poor-Mullen Home in Denver is set to close after 105 years of operation in the area, the organization said Aug. 3.

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