Category: Post-Acute

California hospital gets Medicare recertification after 2-year struggle

After more than two years of a looming threat of closure, San Francisco-based Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center has been approved for Medicare recertification, according to San Francisco city news release.

Maine system gets $5M to train staff in geriatric care

Biddeford, Maine-based University of New England received nearly $5 million to educate and train Maine’s healthcare workforce in geriatric care.

Connecticut long-term care hospital CEO to retire

Lynn Ricci plans to retire as president and CEO of the New Britain, Conn.-based Hospital for Special Care in 2025.

How Atlantic Health improved care transitions and saved $815K

Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Health System’s Post-Acute Care Collaboration Strategy program saved the system more than $815,000 in 2023.

Indianapolis Rehab Hospital names CEO

Indianapolis Rehabilitation Hospital named Logan Savage CEO.

Joint Commission-accredited nursing homes have lower infection rates: Study

Patients at Joint Commission-accredited nursing homes get fewer catheter-associated urinary tract infections and fewer central line-associated bloodstream infections than those at nonaccredited ones, a study published in the June 2024 issue of The Join…

Mercy rehab hospital names CEO

Mercy Health in Youngstown, Ohio, and Brentwood, Tenn.- based Lifepoint Rehabilitation have named Melessa Scattino as its new CEO, The Vindicator reported May 22.

Texas nursing homes, AHCA sue CMS over staffing mandate

The American Health Care Association, Texas Health Care Association and multiple long-term nursing home facilities in Texas filed a lawsuit May 23 against CMS over its recently finalized staffing rules.

Woman charged with posing as nurse at 3 Michigan nursing homes

A 52-year-old woman was charged with 33 felony counts after police said she worked as a nurse at three skilled nursing facilities without a license.

Blood pressure meds linked to increased bone fracture risks in older adults: 3 notes

A New Brunswick, N.J.-based Rutgers Health study found blood pressure medications more than double the risk of bone fractures in nursing home residents.