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Orlando Health to build rehabilitation institute
Orlando (Fla.) Health will open a freestanding, 54-bed inpatient facility to meet current and anticipated demand for rehabilitative care in the area, the system said April 6. -
New York implements minimum nursing home staff law
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul lifted a three-month delay on a new law requiring nursing homes to meet minimum staffing, patient care and profit cap requirements, WSHU reported April 1. -
7 systems seeking post-acute care talent
Below are seven hospitals, health systems or hospital operators that have recently posted job listings seeking post-acute care talent. -
Nursing home COVID-19 deaths at record lows
Around 67 nursing home residents died of COVID-19 the week ending March 27, the lowest level since the onset of the pandemic, The New York Times reported April 3. -
Minnesota surpasses 1,000 CNA recruitment goal, aims to staff more nursing homes
Minnesota recently surpassed its goal of recruiting 1,000 certified nursing assistants to help service nursing homes in the state, the governor's office said March 29. -
Nursing home staff law would cost $4.9B per year: 4 study findings
Implementing a federal minimum staffing standard for nursing homes would cost at least $4.9 billion a year, a recent study published in Innovations in Aging found. -
New York investigating 7 deaths, fraud at nursing home
The New York Attorney General’s Office has opened an investigation into complaints of abuse and neglect, including seven deaths, at a Syracuse nursing home, Syracuse.com reported March 29. -
Nursing home spending projected to reach $273B by 2030
Nursing home spending is expected to increase to $273 billion by 2030, the CMS Office of the Actuary said March 28. -
7 systems seeking post-acute care talent
Below are seven hospitals, health systems or hospital operators that have recently posted job listings seeking post-acute care talent. -
4 ways to address crisis in nursing home care
An all-government approach is needed to help the nursing home industry recover from its current crisis, Katie Smith Sloan wrote for The Hill last week. -
730,000 nursing home residents have recovered from COVID-19: 6 notes
Over 730,000 residents have recovered from COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic, according to a new report from the American Healthcare Association and National Center for Assisted Living. -
Atrium inks global rehabilitation partnership
Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health Carolinas Rehabilitation and Qatar Rehabilitation Institute recently entered into a partnership aimed at improving quality of care and outcomes for rehabilitation patients globally. -
Bankrupt Iowa nursing home finds buyer
One of Iowa's largest nursing home chains has been sold to Cedar Health Group, a holding company based in Lakewood, N.J., The Iowa Capital Dispatch reported March 22. -
New Jersey nursing home under fire: A timeline
Since police discovered a makeshift morgue of 17 bodies at Woodland Behavioral and Nursing Center at Andover (N.J.) in April 2020, there has been increased scrutiny on the facility as allegations of neglect continue to stream in. -
6 systems seeking post-acute care talent
Below are six hospitals, health systems or hospital operators that have recently posted job listings seeking post-acute care talent. -
Viewpoint: Don't blame facilities for nursing home resident COVID-19 deaths
COVID-19 itself should be blamed for nursing home resident deaths, not the facilities housing them, David Gifford, MD, wrote for USA Today last week. -
7% fewer nursing home residents sent to hospitals since 2011: 4 report notes
Nursing home quality improvements have been on an upward trend for the last decade, a new report from the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living found. -
5 states reporting highest, lowest nursing home staff shortages
Alaska has the highest proportion of facilities reporting nursing home staff shortages in the U.S., while California has the lowest, a new analysis from Kaiser Family Foundation found. -
Senators call for federal probe of New Jersey nursing home
Republican senators have asked the U.S. Justice Department to investigate the conditions of a troubled New Jersey nursing home, The Hill reported March 17. -
1 in 3 nursing home residents haven't had COVID-19 booster, AARP says
Thirty-six percent of U.S. nursing home residents and 64 percent of staffers had not received a COVID-19 booster as of late February, an AARP analysis published March 17 found.
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