Telehealth not perfect but was ‘instrumental’ to skilled care
By
Amy Novotney
May 01, 2022
Telehealth was critical to ensuring care continuity in skilled nursing facilities during the height of the pandemic, according to a survey of geriatricians by post-acute care provider Genesis HealthCare....
PDPM kick-off sparks layoffs
By
John O'Connor
Nov 07, 2019
The Patient Driven Payment Model kicked in Oct. 1, spurring numerous layoffs and rearrangement of therapists around the country. Genesis Rehab said it had laid off 585 of about 10,000 employees, while...
March Business briefs
Mar 04, 2020
LTC ACO, Genesis Healthcare’s accountable care organization, announced a partnership with skilled nursing, long-term and rehabilitation provider Senior Living Properties in late January.
House probes SNFs and CMS
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 09, 2020
The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis launched an inquiry into the federal government and five of the largest nursing home operators for their responses during the pandemic.
Mandates stir big showdown
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 01, 2021
President Joe Biden triggered broad dissent among the nursing home industry when he announced Aug. 18 that facilities would lose their Medicare and Medicaid funding if employees were not vaccinated against...
October Business Briefs
Oct 01, 2020
CareTrust REIT Inc. acquired two Montana skilled nursing facilities in an off-market transaction, the company announced in early September.
September Business Briefs
Sep 06, 2019
» Genesis Healthcare aims to own or have buying options on 30% of its portfolio by late next year. The post-acute giant has shed 136 properties since 2016, but CEO George V. Hager Jr. said “favorable...
January Business briefs
Jan 05, 2020
» Senior Living Investment Brokerage coordinated the sale of two Tennessee skilled nursing communities in December. The communities have a total of 176 beds and are located in Mount Pleasant and Lenoir...
September Business Briefs
Sep 01, 2020
Monticello provided $14 million in first lien debt financing for a Wisconsin skilled nursing facility portfolio, the lender announced in August. The financing will be used to refinance two SNFs and acquire...
Facility may be on the hook for C. diff infection death
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 07, 2019
A Massachusetts nursing home will face a medical malpractice suit for allegedly failing to diagnose a resident’s bacterial infections that led to his death, an appeals court ruled recently.