Analysis: Providers adjust to the new world of PDPM
By
Liza Berger
Feb 02, 2020
As landmark program begins, stakeholders now ask the question: What will the data show?
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...
McKnight’s Tech Awards honor innovation
By
Liza Berger
Dec 05, 2019
Telemedicine. A post-acute provider collaboration platform. Automation of resident activity calendars. These were just a few technologies that earned top honors in McKnight’s 2019 Excellence in Technology...
PDPM helping Genesis save
By
Danielle Brown
Dec 05, 2019
Genesis Healthcare expects to see its annual operating costs reduced by $30 million under the newly implemented Patient Driven Payment Model, CEO George Hager Jr. said in November.
PDPM: Here’s the rub
By
John O'Connor
Nov 14, 2019
If it seems like a lot of skilled nursing facility therapists have been getting laid off, it’s no coincidence. Genesis Healthcare grabbed the early lead in the pink slip parade. The firm let go of about...
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...
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...
94% accurate Alzheimer test
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 04, 2019
A blood test that helps detect early signs of Alzheimer’s disease, when combined with measures of two major risk factors, identifies early brain changes with a 94% level of accuracy, researchers have...
Genesis, Wesley Life partner to build across Iowa, Illinois
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 01, 2019
Two Iowa-based companies are joining to build a new senior housing organization and new facilities with long-term care beds in the Midwest.
Some needles of joy
By
Gary Tetz
Jun 06, 2019
My acupuncturist might be the most joy-filled person I’ve ever encountered. Her joy radiates and envelops, filling the room with a contagion of positivity. Even the fact that she’s wielding sharp...