Established nursing home business practices will soon change, expert warns
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McKnight's Staff
Mar 26, 2012
Market and policy changes will force skilled care operators to dramatically change their business practices, an industry analyst said Monday. Successful operators will need to demonstrate quality care,...
The secret to success sits in dining services
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Elizabeth Newman
Oct 09, 2014
By the end of the day Tuesday, after a week full of educational sessions, it took a lot to break through the clutter in my brain. That moment happened when Kyle Henderson made a slightly throw-away comment...
CMS per-incident penalties for providers soar — and could be headed higher
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Danielle Brown
Jul 01, 2021
The total amount of fines the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has collected through per-incident penalties has increased more than eight-fold from 2016 to 2020, and the figure is projected to...
NIC: Nursing home and assisted living occupancy remained static in 4th quarter
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Tim Mullaney
Jan 12, 2015
The occupancy rate for nursing facilities and assisted living facilities held steady in the fourth quarter of 2014, while the rate for independent living continued its surge, according to data released...
Slight drop for SNF occupancy
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Feb 04, 2016
The occupancy rate for skilled nursing facilities fell 0.1% during the fourth quarter of 2015, according to data released in January by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.
Sector growth draws interest
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John O'Connor
Nov 01, 2012
Unlike other real estate options, seniors housing continued to grow throughout the Great Recession.
McKnight’s Online Expo to spotlight housing market trends
Mar 04, 2008
Skilled nursing housing occupancy numbers were stable for the third quarter of 2007. That represents both good news and bad news, said Michael Hargrave, of the National Investment Center for the Seniors...
Nursing homes among ‘safest places’ for seniors following 98% drop in COVID cases: NIC
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Danielle Brown
Jun 04, 2021
U.S. nursing homes are one of the “safest places to be” for seniors, with new data revealing COVID-19 cases at skilled nursing facilities have declined 98% since December and have accounted for just...
No time to rest for long-term care operators
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James M. Berklan
Oct 16, 2013
Even before the fall convention season started, providers could be pretty sure about what grand messages they were going to hear from the big guys: Work hard, produce good records, make better networking...
SNF occupancy hits four-year high mark
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Elizabeth Newman
Jul 17, 2019
Nursing home occupancy showed its first year-over-year increase since January 2015, hitting 83.7% in the first quarter of 2019, the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care said in June.