The occupancy rate for nursing facilities and assisted living facilities remained solid in the fourth quarter of 2014, according to data released in January by the National Investment Center for Seniors...
Surging rents get due credit
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 01, 2011
There’s cautious optimism in the seniors housing sector. Occupancy rates have held firm and rent growth has shown slight gains, according to second quarter data released by the National Investment...
SNF occupancy hits four-year high mark
By
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.
HHS issues rule that speeds up appeals
By
Elizabeth Newman
Feb 05, 2017
A Department of Health and Human Services final rule may allow providers to move more quickly through the backlog of 700,000-plus Medicare-related appeals.
Senators see flaws in RAC payment system
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 01, 2013
Aspects of the Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor program came under intense scrutiny during a Senate Finance Committee hearing in June. Lawmakers questioned auditor payment incentives and a sluggish appeals...
With Medicaid ‘broken,’ the fight will go to fraud, waste
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Elizabeth Newman
May 06, 2017
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, M.D., called the Medicaid program “broken” and said it needed a stronger focus on fighting fraud and waste during a House subcommittee...
Double the fun: McKnight’s Tech Awards adds categories and celebrates success
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 05, 2018
The launch of the sixth edition of the McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards saw it double in size, multiplying the effects of its original mission: Celebrating how operators use technology to better...
Providers embracing technology bring in honors in second Tech Awards program
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 01, 2013
The second annual McKnight’s Long-Term Care News Excellence in Technology Awards begged the question: How can you compare to last year’s storied winners?
Technology award winners raise bar for third annual McKnight’s Tech Awards
By
Elizabeth Newman
Nov 01, 2014
Compelling stories of improved resident engagement is how some winners of the third annual McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards caught the eyes of our independent panel of judges.