Category: Post-Acute

Most nursing home facilities in the U.S. lost more than half of their nurses and aides in the past year and are struggling to fill the gaps, USA Today reported Aug. 4.

San Francisco city attorneys filed lawsuits to keep Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center open, The San Francisco Chronicle reported Aug. 4.

New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System and Contessa, a home-based care provider, expanded their partnership Aug. 2 by combining the system’s home health agency into their existing joint venture. 

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

The Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago earned the No. 1 spot on U.S. News & World Report’s 2022-23 Best Hospitals for Rehabilitation ranking released July 26. 

San Francisco officials urged HHS to put patient transfers out of Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center on hold as the facility attempts to regain certification, the San Francisco Examiner reported July 27.

Some nursing homes nationwide have developed a strategy to collect debt by suing the families and friends of residents, Kaiser Health News reported July 28.

CMS updated its Nursing Home Five-Star Quality Rating System on July 27 to include weekend staffing rates for nurses and information on annual turnover among nurses and administrators. 

Here are four national nursing home standard updates Becker’s has reported on since June 30: 

Crosby, Minn.-based Cuyuna Regional Medical Center will build a $12 million to $15 million nursing home on the Heartwood Senior Living Community campus in Crosby.