Four trends in post-acute care have emerged in the first half of 2023.
Policy and regulatory changes have provided the public with more information and highlighted more issues with the industry. Meanwhile, safety concerns including gun incidents at nursing facilities have led to several deaths. The industry also continues to face financial and staffing hardships.
Here are the top four post-acute care trends from January to June in 2023:
Gun incidents in nursing facilities
- 2 women fatally shot in California assisted living facility: Police
- California long-term care facility resident killed in bed
- Nurse assistant talks down armed intruder at Houston nursing home
Policy and regulatory changes
- CMS to hospitals: Provide full information to post-acute care providers
- CMS: Five claim audit for all nursing homes to begin in June
- AHA urges CMS to consider inflation, staffing in light of proposed inpatient rehab rule
- CDC updates nursing home infection control guidance
- HHS releases hospice, home health, nursing home ownership data
- Federal, state governments cracking down on nursing home payments to affiliated companies
Nursing home closures
- Georgia nursing home closes after 24-hour notice
- AdventHealth to leave the nursing home business
- 2 Ohio skilled nursing facilities to close, affecting 187 workers
- 32 recent nursing homes openings, closings
Staffing concerns
- Nursing homes have worst job loss of any healthcare sector: 3 notes
- Nursing home group sues New York state over minimum staffing law