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

The Joint Commission offers a post-acute care certification, highlighting the importance of effective care transitions, as one of its various accreditation and certification options for nursing facilities. 

The owner of two South Carolina assisted-living facilities was arrested and charged with neglect, exploitation and breach of trust of the residents in his care, the attorney general of South Carolina said Feb. 14.

Patient safety has worsened in post-acute care settings since the pandemic began, according to CMS data cited in a Feb. 12 article published by The New England Journal of Medicine.

CMS is now posting COVID-19 vaccine booster shots administered to nursing home residents and staff on its CareCompare website, the agency said Feb. 9. 

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order again extending a statewide emergency declaration and postponing a new law requiring nursing homes to increase spending on resident care and staffing efforts while capping profits.

California has the highest number of nursing home residents with confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country, according to CMS data updated Jan. 23.

A nurse and former LPN at a New Jersey nursing home have been indicted in the 2017 death of a patient, the acting Attorney General of New Jersey said Feb. 4. 

Nursing homes need to provide more data on staffing in order for consumers to make informed decisions when choosing facilities, Forbes senior contributor Howard Gleckman wrote Feb. 3.

A Bakersfield, Calif., nursing home dubbed a "house of horrors" by residents is set to close after losing its license with Medicare and Medicaid, NBC affiliate KGET reported Feb. 3.

More than 201,000 residents and staff of long-term care facilities have died of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, an analysis published Feb. 3 by the Kaiser Family Foundation found.

Nursing homes nationwide are experiencing slow COVID-19 test turnaround times and shortages of antigen tests as cases surge, Kaiser Health News reported Feb. 2. 

South Carolina ranks the highest among U.S. states and the District of Columbia for nursing home residents testing positive for COVID-19 weekly in the nation, and Montana ranks the lowest, according to CMS data updated Jan. 16. 

Two studies from University of Minnesota researchers found resident-reported quality of life, including those with dementia, are typically reliable and should be included in nursing home report cards to allow consumers to make more-informed decisions about care. 

A federal court in Virginia ordered a Norfolk-based medical staffing agency that worked with nursing homes and other healthcare facilities to pay more than $7.2 million in back pay and liquidated damages after it was found to have intentionally violated federal laws by denying 1,105 workers overtime pay.

Between 78 and 98 beds will be added to nursing homes in three of Nebraska's largest cities as part of a state program to relieve pressure on facilities amid the COVID-19 surge, the state's Department of Health and Human Services said Jan. 25.

CMS will begin posting staff turnover rates and weekend staff levels for nursing homes on its Care Compare website, it said Jan. 26.

Two North Carolina nursing home residents were found dead and two more were hospitalized after a wellness check uncovered just three staff members caring for the facility's 98 residents, CBS affiliate WFMY News 2 reported Jan. 18. 

AARP called on nursing homes across the nation to require COVID-19 booster shots for residents and staff amid a rise in infections and lag in booster rates, the organization said Jan. 20.  

A former Arkansas nursing home owner was arrested and charged in federal court in New Jersey with failing to pay $29.5 million in payroll and unemployment taxes and benefit plan fraud, the Department of Justice said Jan. 20.