Change in long-term care: Nursing homes across U.S. closing

Change in long-term care: Nursing homes across U.S. closing 
limaohio.com, by Precious Grundy; 4/19/24
... According to the American Health Care Association website, more than 1,000 nursing homes have closed in the United States since 2015. ... According to the Population Reference Bureau website, in 2050 the population older than 65 will increase from 58 million (in 2022) to 82 million in just a few decades. The topic of long-term care will remain in questions. The American Health Care Association also said nursing homes across the United States have closed due to staffing shortages. ... Older adults now have the option of a home health aide, assisted living facilities and family caregivers.
Editor's Note: How is this trend playing out in your service area? How do these closures impact hospital discharges? Your referral sources? Your hospice patients in skilled nursing facilities and memory care units? Accuity of patient care needs in the home, assisted living? Hospital-in-the-home? The palliative care services you provide?