Category: Post-Acute

Two residents and a staff member were injured in a fire at a New Jersey rehabilitation center Nov. 14, according to a Brick Township Fire Department Facebook post.

Only 14 hospitals were above the rate of potentially preventable hospital readmission 30 days after discharge from an inpatient rehabilitation facility, CDC data found.

Nine states have fewer than five active geriatric physicians, a KFF report found.

John “Joe” Griffin was appointed CEO of Saint Alphonsus Regional Rehabilitation Hospital in Boise, Idaho, Idaho Business Review reported Nov. 1.

A case of Legionnaires’ disease was discovered at the Methodist Village Senior Living nursing home in Fort Smith, Ark., health officials told Fox affiliate KNWA.

Dallas-based Everest Rehabilitation Hospitals is constructing a new $26 million inpatient physical rehab hospital.

U.S. News & World Report evaluated 1,040 hospitals across the country and ranked them for care of patients recovering from events such as stroke, traumatic brain injury and severe burns.

The Minnesota Department of Health has opened investigations into six separate nursing homes this year due to adverse patient events with bed rails.

Minnesota was ranked the best state for long-term services and support, according to a 2023 AARP ranking.

More rehabilitation center healthcare professionals completed COVID-19 primary vaccination series than influenza vaccinations in 2022, according to CMS data.