It’s possible to put workers first without breaking the system
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 26, 2022
The demands on nursing home staff (and their right to demand more for themselves) threaten to break the system. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
Per-bed values fuel skilled nursing mystery
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 04, 2021
What’s happening in skilled nursing transactions lately has left deal brokers scratching their heads.
Bottom line on therapy
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 01, 2015
After a rash of large settlements and various other punishments related to how therapy is billed, providers can no longer take a hands-off approach, experts say
Stop illegal, ‘exploitative’ admissions practices, feds warn nursing homes
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 09, 2022
A federal regulator that rarely intervenes in nursing home practices on Thursday issued a strongly worded warning letter to nursing homes and collection agencies.
Taking the senior care ancillary route: Proceed, but with caution
By
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.
No shore thing for seniors’ long-term care
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 02, 2021
Here in the Mid-Atlantic, it’s finally beach season, even if the ocean is still a brisk 60 degrees. We’ll set off for the Delaware shore in a few weeks in our big ol’ SUV, with a roof rack loaded...
Send a strike team while the fire is hot? Maybe not
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 17, 2021
Over the last few months, one phrase seems to have fallen out of favor when it comes to the virus that causes COVID-19. When was the last time you heard someone refer to it as the “novel coronavirus”?...
After months of begging, bribing and now breakthroughs, we need a little tough love
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 28, 2021
More providers are deciding that possibly losing employees willing to risk their own health and that of others isn’t truly a losing scenario.
A powder keg: Minor occupancy gains, inflation fears might ignite, making 2021 an ideal time to buy or...
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 01, 2021
As struggling providers finally began to chip away at occupancy recovery in late spring, they started coming to market in increasing numbers, hoping to take advantage of high per-bed averages.
This year they’ll give you something to cry about
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 13, 2023
The holidays are here, and that means it’s time for the second-best advertising season of the year. Yes, I know it’s all consumerism designed to make me spend my hard-earned money, but I can’t help...