Category: Post-Acute

The older adult population is expected to reach 82.1 million by 2050, yet less than 1% of physicians specialize in their care, according to a recent study of Americans over the age of 65. 

Here are 14 rehabilitation hospital CEO, president and administrator appointments from the past 12 months, including from Cincinnati-based Mercy Health and Birmingham, Ala.-based Encompass Health:

A total of 0.8% of patients diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease follow up hospitalization with pulmonary rehabilitation treatment, according to a study published Aug. 13 in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente will close its last skilled nursing facility in the state, the Kaiser Permanente Post Acute Care Center in San Leandro, the health system said in a Sept. 10 statement shared with Becker’s.

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo testified before Congress regarding his administration’s COVID-19 nursing home policies, ABC News reported Sept. 10.

Dallas-based home healthcare and hospice provider Intrepid U.S.A. will pay $3.85 million after two alleged False Claims Act violations.

Becker’s has compiled a list of the top geriatric hospitals in every state based on U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 rankings.

Two temporary nurse staffing agencies have settled allegations of charging long-term care facilities above the maximum rates allowed by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services.

CMS has named the inaugural group of rehabilitation centers to earn the Dr. Joanne Smith Memorial Rehabilitation Innovation Center designation.

Amid increased demands for geriatric hospital care and more patients being boarded while waiting for a post-acute bed comes a devastating statistic: 774 nursing homes have closed since 2020, and only seven new facilities were opened in 2024.