How skilled providers must respond to new payment models
By
Gerald Stoll
Aug 12, 2019
PDPM can drive more and sustained revenue along with care over time.
Bad survey? Call your medical director
By
Neville M. Bilimoria
Mar 20, 2023
I recently won a case against state surveyors and I learned something new… again. The surveyors were adamant that the facility neglected a resident, and cited violations of policies, and criticized...
Amendments to the public charge rule did not go far enough when it comes to LTC
By
Moroni Fernandez Cajavilca
Jan 27, 2023
Despite the Biden administration’s recent amendments to the criteria of what constitutes a “public charge,” non-citizens of the United States still cannot receive Medicaid-funded long-term care without...
Therapy cuts are here
By
Jean Wendland Porter
Feb 11, 2022
We are over a month into 2022 and have already billed the first month of the 15% reduction in therapy reimbursement for our Medicare patients. You’ll recall that Jan. 1, 2022, was the day that Medicare Part...
People management – The new paradigm
By
Joe Chesney
Aug 04, 2021
Most owner/operators see high turnover and shortage of workers as the top challenges senior healthcare providers face today, a higher priority than census, reimbursement and regulatory issues. Many...
Pebble in your shoe
By
Martie Moore
Jun 04, 2021
I will admit that I am a fair-weather flip-flop type of walker. My toes are the happiest when they can wave at the sky and the ground with each step I take. Yet, the other day, each step was uncomfortable....
PDPM: Make or break?
By
Jean Wendland Porter
Dec 11, 2018
Celebrate the demise of RCS-1. It is widely accepted that RCS-1 would have been the downfall of the SNF, would leave our seniors sicker, shorten their lives, and provide an unmanageable system for payment.
Trickle-down negativity
By
Jean Wendland Porter
Oct 25, 2017
I’ve seen it so often it becomes routine: Your coworkers complain about everything, they keep complaining, you start complaining just to join in, and soon you’re involved in Complain-Fest 2017.
Union avoidance – press the ‘Easy’ button
By
Tom Zigray
Mar 08, 2011
Unions now represent less than 7% of the private industry workforce in the United States. It is imperative that unions take immediate action to rebuild their membership. That is exactly what unions are...
Understanding Maryland’s SNF landscape
By
Joseph DeMattos Jr.
Mar 02, 2018
All skilled nursing and rehabilitation centers are not identical, and when they are prepared or required to admit and retain challenging residents they need the support and consideration of residents,...