Category: Post-Acute

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.

HHS recently issued a report that estimated about 1 in 4, or 2,568, for-profit nursing homes do not meet federal requirements for infection prevention.

The Joint Commission has released new and updated guidelines for emergency management standards at nursing care centers.

Newsweekreleased its 2024 “America’s Best Physical Rehabilitation Centers” ranking Aug. 21, in partnership with Statista. 

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the Biden administration over a nursing home staffing level mandate.