Average wages for administrators hit $128K, while DONs top $103K as market tightens
By
Liza Berger
Nov 14, 2019
How does a constricted labor market affect long-term care? Try unprecedented demand for high- and low-level positions. In turn, conditions have pressured salaries higher. “The labor market has never...
McKnight’s panel: A brighter future for SNFs
By
Tim Mullaney
Dec 01, 2014
Long-term care providers can harness healthcare reform to become more profitable and competitive than ever, but success is not guaranteed. Proactive organizations with advanced technology tools already...
Inpatient admissions plummet
By
Tim Mullaney
Feb 01, 2014
A new admissions policy has driven hospital inpatient stays to record low levels, according to Citigroup analysts.
Citations, staff levels decline
By
Alyssa Salela
Aug 09, 2017
The average number of nursing home deficiencies has dropped, but staffing levels are lower than expert recommendations, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation report.
Skilled sector fears massive doctor bill
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 01, 2015
Long-term care provider advocates kicked off a comprehensive lobbying campaign in January to encourage favorable reform to Medicare’s Sustainable Growth Rate formula for physicians.
Thanks for 1% Medicare raise
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 06, 2017
If they hadn’t known well in advance it would be that small, providers probably wouldn’t have been so gracious about a mere 1% increase in Medicare reimbursements from the Centers for Medicare...
Rate drops for antipsychotics
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 04, 2015
Industry leaders were pleasantly surprised to learn that nursing home operators had exceeded goals for lowering unnecessary antipsychotics use. The level dropped by nearly 20% over a three-year span.
SNF occupancy sees a decline
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Oct 05, 2015
A drop in occupancy rates and an increase in days cash-on-hand are among the findings in CliftonLarsonAllen’s 30th Annual Skilled Nursing Facility Cost Comparison Report.
CMS rule alters MDS assessment process
By
Brett Bakshis
Oct 01, 2009
A controversial new rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will recalibrate Medicare case mixes under the Resource Utilization Group (RUG) system.
‘Transparency’ bill rankles for-profits
By
Liza Berger
Apr 01, 2008
The for-profit long-term care community has been digesting a bitter tasting piece of proposed new legislation in recent weeks.