Monthly Archives: May 2016

Abstract (reprint from study results) The study aimed to find how nursing home residents are affected by chain transactions, Grabowski says Two defining features of the nursing home industry are the tremendous churn in chain ownership and the perception of low-quality care at many facilities. We examined whether nursing homes that underwent chain-related transactions, such as mergers and acquisitions, experienced a larger number of health deficiency citations than nursing homes that maintained common ownership over the same period. Using facility-level…..

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Stroke patients may benefit from the IRF’s intense therapy focus more than they would from skilled nursing care, the recommendations say The majority of people recuperating from a stroke should be treated in an inpatient rehabilitation facility, rather than a nursing home, according to new recommendations from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. The new recommendations, released Wednesday, urge stroke patients to receive treatment in an inpatient rehabilitation facility “whenever possible,” unless they have a condition that would require more…..

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