Category: Post-Acute

Mass General Brigham expands 'hospital at home' program

Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham’s is expanding its Home Hospital program to three more hospitals, according to a Sept. 11 news release.

55% of falls at home health agencies not reported in OASIS

HHS found that 55 percent of falls among Medicare home health patients were not reported on patient assessments.

Florida hospital taps CEO

Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Jacksonville (Fla.) has appointed Curtis Whetzel, DPT, as its new CEO, according to a Sept. 5 news release.

Biden administration sets minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes

President Joe Biden zeroed in on details around his administration’s newly proposed minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes as part of an effort to improve patient safety at these facilities, according to a Sept. 1 opinion piece published in US…

Mercy Health, Lifepoint break ground on rehab hospital

Mercy Health-Youngstown (Ohio) and Lifepoint Rehabilitation broke ground on a new inpatient rehabilitation hospital in that city.

Arkansas rehab hospital names CEO

Pine Bluff, Ark.-based Jefferson Regional and Nashville, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Rehabilitation named Mary Daggett as CEO of their upcoming rehabilitation and behavioral health hospital, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported Sep. 1.

CMS pitches staffing ratios for nursing homes

CMS proposed installing staffing requirements in nursing homes Sept. 1, a few days after the agency posted, then unpublished, research that failed to find a recommended staffing level in skilled nursing facilities. 

CMS study finds no single minimum staffing level for nursing facilities

A study commissioned by CMS found no single recommendation for an appropriate level of staffing that would guarantee quality care, KFF Health News reported Aug. 29.

10 top rehab hospitals in Florida

Here are the top 10 rehabilitation hospitals in Florida, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 annual rankings.

Top 10 rehab hospitals in California, per US News

U.S. News & World Report released its 2023-24 “Best Regional Hospitals” list on Aug. 1. The annual ranking rates hospitals in states and major metropolitan areas — in more than 30 medical and surgical services.