A study of U.S. hospitals from 2010 to 2025 found 432 closures and 216 openings, with similar closure rates in rural and urban areas.
U.S. Hospital Closures Outpace Openings In Rural And Urban Communities
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Early-onset Alzheimer’s Patients Accumulate Symptoms Years Before Diagnosis
A Finnish study found a range of health conditions and health-care use rose before early-onset Alzheimer’s diagnosis, but no single symptom predicts it.
I Used To Think Being Easy To Get Along With Was A Compliment
A Tiny Buddha personal essay describes how its author began expressing preferences after realizing she often deferred to others.
What Is Posterior Cortical Atrophy? One Couple’s Road To Diagnosis
Scott Cunningham’s PCA diagnosis followed years of vision and spatial-processing problems that were initially mistaken for eye issues.
Dementia Status Influences End-of-life Care Decisions Despite Advance Directives
A U.S. survey experiment found dementia status influenced recommendations for life-sustaining care, even when advance directives requested treatment.
Home-Based Care Deals No Longer End At The Closing Table
Home care dealmakers say buyers are weighing organic growth, clinical quality and leadership—and keeping some sellers involved after acquisitions.
Team Select Scales AI Platform To Full Census, Reports 15% Drop In Hospitalizations
Team Select says its CareSight AI now covers its full patient census and reports a 14.9% year-over-year hospitalization-rate decline.
States Go Beyond Federal Requirements To Fight Medicaid Home Care Fraud
A KFF survey finds states are adding claims checks and testing AI beyond federal EVV rules, while warning of possible barriers to care.
Home-Based Care Operators Turn MA Contracts Into Lasting Partnerships
Home-based care leaders say data, clinical involvement and regular communication help providers build lasting Medicare Advantage payer partnerships.
‘Taj Mahal Of Vent Units’: Nursing Homes Adapt To Growing Acuity With Complex Procedures Normally Performed In Hospitals
Skilled nursing providers are adding ventilator care and on-site dialysis as residents arrive with more complex needs, while stressing hospital partnerships.
