New NORC research links longer hospital stays for Medicare Advantage patients to prior authorization delays, prompting SNFs to favor faster-moving traditional Medicare admissions.
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A county-run nursing home in Jackson, Michigan faces a class-action lawsuit alleging years of unpaid overtime and missed breaks for hourly staff, potentially impacting hundreds of workers and millions in damages.
A surge of Washington nursing home closures tied to staffing shortfalls and funding gaps is displacing residents and pressuring state leaders to act before more beds disappear.
Ensign raised its 2025 outlook after a record third quarter, eight new SNFs, and a scaled physician-led care model pushed occupancy and managed care growth higher.
Centers Health Care is adding NYU Langone’s Rusk Rehabilitation to five more NYC nursing homes, expanding on-site specialty therapy aimed at cutting readmissions and speeding recovery.
CMS’s proposed $1.1 billion cut to Medicare home health payments has sparked warnings of agency closures, higher hospital use, and reduced access for seniors, while the agency defends its methodology as sustainable and quality-focused.
Ensign and Omega acquired 25 Midwest facilities from Saber Healthcare for $222.4 million, a joint deal aimed at expanding private-pay rehab capacity while navigating new staffing mandates.
Genesis HealthCare’s fast-tracked bankruptcy sale to private equity affiliates of ReGen Healthcare could close by year-end as legal battles, political scrutiny, and creditor pushback intensify.
Omega Healthcare Investors will buy a 49% stake in a new Saber Healthcare entity for $222 million, gaining exposure to 64 skilled nursing facilities across the Midwest and Southeast, pending regulatory approval.
A federal bankruptcy judge halted CMS’s bid to shut Genesis’s Magnolia Ridge nursing home in Alabama, keeping residents in place and Medicare payments flowing while the case proceeds.
