Medicare Advantage slowing COVID discharges to SNFs: report
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Kimberly Marselas
Sep 02, 2021
A new report finds Medicare Advantage restrictions are also creating log jams in hospitals desperate to discharge patients to post-acute care and free up needed beds.
Taking the senior care ancillary route: Proceed, but with caution
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Kimberly Marselas
Feb 28, 2022
Diversification is an increasingly important business tactic for many senior care operators, but those in skilled nursing need to ensure they view add-on services through the appropriate lens.
The gig economy finally catches up with long-term care
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Kimberly Marselas
Aug 18, 2021
It’s going to take more than just money to entice people into healthcare and get them to stay
Why COVID may kill the management fee and change LTC deal-making for good
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 02, 2021
If the model of 5% management fees wasn’t dead before COVID, it might well be now, a panel of lenders, investors and operators said Monday at the NIC Fall 2021 conference.
New monitoring solution hits SNF market
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 12, 2019
A patient-monitoring product once available only in hospitals is pushing into skilled nursing facilities, providing a new way to monitor residents with chronic cardiac conditions. The Allure Group is using...
‘Code Silver’ simulations are enhancing staff confidence
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Kimberly Marselas
Nov 02, 2018
A workplace violence training program developed by an Ohio health system equipped staff with new responses and for reacting to potentially violent situations. Summa Health System’s efforts included classroom...
Demand for I-SNP coverage drives Longevity’s growth
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 17, 2022
Explosive growth for Longevity Health Plan’s I-SNPs underscores skilled nursing providers’ increasing willingness to partner for patient care, especially if partners add clinical capabilities and...
Herndon takes top spot at Forest Ridge
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 21, 2020
Diane Herndon has been named executive director of Forest Ridge Senior Living in Woodland Park, CO. Herndon has a bachelor’s degree in social work and is certified as a nursing home administrator. She...
Put this on repeat: Heroes shine in stormy weather
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 08, 2021
Hurricane Ida’s remnants inundated parts of New Jersey with up to 10 inches of rain in violent downpours last Wednesday, but an outpouring of support from the state’s largest private nursing home operator...