Real estate investors are buying up long-term care facilities. Residents can suffer
(By Jordan Rau for NPR) By the time she was hospitalized in 2020, Pearlene Darby, a retired teacher, had suffered
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Nursing Homes
CMS revives nursing home staffing campaign after scrapping 24-hour rule
(By: Elizabeth Gregerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS has republished a Notice of Funding Opportunity related to addressing nursing home
Read MoreCheyenne VA approves first medical foster home in its service area
(Source – news.va.gov) What is a medical foster home? A medical foster home is a private home, approved by VA,
Read MoreNursing homes fail to report 43% of most serious falls: HHS
(By: Elizabeth Gregerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Nursing homes failed to report 43% of falls that resulted in major injury
Read MoreFrom nursing homes to homes
(Source – news.va.gov) Thanks to a VA pilot program called Nursing Home to Home (NHTH), 61 Veterans who get their
Read MoreNursing Home to Home program reunites Veteran and family
(Source – news.va.gov) VA’s Nursing Home to Home (NHTH) program has reunited a Korean War Veteran and his daughter. At
Read MoreHow To Find the Right Medical Rehab Services
(By Jordan Rau for KFF Health News) Rehabilitation therapy can be a godsend after hospitalization for a stroke, a fall,
Read MoreWhat to Know About the Older Americans Act and the Services it Provides to Older Adults
(By Meredith Freed, Juliette Cubanski, and Tricia Neuman for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jun 03, 2025) Since the enactment
Read MoreHealth Provisions in the 2025 Federal Budget Reconciliation Bill
(Source – The Kaiser Family Foundation published May 20, 2025) On May 18, the House Budget Committee advanced a budget
Read More25% of rehab facilities exceed national patient fall rate
(By: Elizabeth Gregerson for Becker’s Hospital Review) Almost 25% of inpatient rehabilitation facilities in the U.S. exceeded the national rate of
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