Category: Post-Acute

Cities with the highest, lowest older adult housing occupancy rates

Boston is the U.S. city with the highest older adult housing occupancy rate, at 90.6%, according to data from the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC).

The Sanders Trust acquires Oklahoma rehab hospital for $34.2M

Birmingham, Ala.-based The Sanders Trust has acquired PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Tulsa (Okla.) for $34.2 million, AL.com reported July 8.

CMS launches dementia care with alternative Medicare payments

CMS has launched a dementia care program that will be piloted by 400 organizations.

Police investigate murder-suicide at Tennessee nursing home

Tennessee law enforcement officials are investigating a murder-suicide at a Dunlap-based nursing home, the Chattanooga Times Free Press reported July 8.

Geriatric care gets $200M boost from White House

The Biden administration is investing more than $200 million in programs to train primary care physicians in age-friendly care for older adults. 

Baptist Health opens 1st new hospital in 33 years

Louisville, Ky.-based Baptist Health and Birmingham, Ala.-based Encompass Health opened a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Louisville.

AHA urges legislators to halt nursing staffing laws

The American Hospital Association sent letters to the Senate and House June 25 urging them to stop CMS from enforcing its final rule on minimum staffing requirements for long-term care facilities.

Maryland health official resigns after lawsuit alleges safety complaint backlog

Maryland’s director of the agency that regulates nursing homes and hospital safety resigned effective June 27 — about a month after a lawsuit was filed alleging the agency failed to properly inspect facilities, The Washington Post reported June 20.

Virginia Mason Franciscan closes rehab clinic

Tacoma, Wash.-based Virginia Mason Franciscan Health is closing its outpatient rehabilitation and physical therapy clinic in Port Orchard, Wash., July 12, Gig Harbor Now reported June 20.

Missouri is 'failing' these patients, DOJ says

Following an 18-month investigation, the U.S. Justice Department found that the state of Missouri violated the Americans with Disabilities Act for “unnecessarily institutionalizing adults with mental health disabilities in nursing facilities,” accordin…