With the ‘Wicked Witch’ of regulation dead, nursing home staffing rule could follow
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 30, 2024
The Supreme Court’s landmark decision Friday revoking broad deference to federal agencies is likely to bolster legal arguments against a federal nursing home staffing rule, experts told McKnight’s...
Providers, I-SNPs primed and ‘pleading’ for greater role in value-based care
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 21, 2024
The unrelenting push toward value-based care should compel skilled nursing providers to grab the reins, even after years of regulators failing to invite them more fully into the process.
Dietitians urge CMS to keep extra pay for malnourished nursing home residents
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Kimberly Marselas
Jul 11, 2024
Dietitians who work with nursing home patients are urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services not to remove critical coding that helps identify seniors either with malnutrition or at risk for...
Looking to REITs for a loan? Opportunities may be short-lived if interest rates move downward
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 20, 2024
Higher interest rates that have made it harder for many providers to find capital from traditional sources are also motivating more real estate investment firms to move into lending.
The push for partnership stops here
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 26, 2024
When talking shop with healthcare wonks, it’s hard to avoid hearing the word “partnership.”
Skipping tech over price tag an ‘opportunity lost’ for hesitant nursing homes
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 24, 2024
While it remains difficult to quantify how investments in technology are paying off, some skilled nursing providers say they are buying into more options because today’s margins don’t afford them missed...