As the nursing home workforce crisis continues to have far-reaching consequences for settings along the care continuum, associations outside of long-term care are adding their support for more permanent solutions. The American Hospital Association (AHA), for one, is the latest to throw its weight behind the Building America’s Health Care Workforce Act, a bill that […]
Intermountain Health
Leaders from three large health systems say transparency, a willingness to work together and take on new residents, and more communicative, mindful care transitions are the best ways to strengthen relationships between hospitals and nursing homes. Hospital executives have seen their relationships with skilled nursing operators expand in dynamic ways – sometimes strengthened, other times […]
Some nursing home operators may fear the push towards home-based care as direct competition, with their facilities still recovering from low occupancy rates caused by the pandemic. However, alternatives to traditional models — such as, Castell Health’s hospital-at-home program, which started in May 2020 and has admitted about 240 patients to date — have been […]
The parent company of a non-profit skilled nursing and senior care heavyweight is about to get even larger. Sanford Health this week announced its intention to merge with fellow non-profit system Intermountain Health, bringing 366 senior care centers operated by The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society along with it. The two parties signed a letter […]
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