Senior living’s caregiving sectors — nursing homes, assisted living and home care — share problems and needs in varying degrees. But what they get from long-term care (LTC) research is seldom what...
Nearly half of PA nursing home operators plan to close or sell at least one facility, signaling worsening...
By
Josh Henreckson
Jun 05, 2024
Pressures from high staffing requirements and lagging Medicaid reimbursement rates are reaching a new and concerning peak in Pennsylvania, according to provider surveys published by the largest for-profit...
Addressing challenges LTC facilities are facing and a look at what’s to come
By
Nicole Kostelc
Feb 27, 2024
Looking at the current state of the long-term care industry, there’s no denying that we’re all in a challenging position. As demand for long-term care is expected to increase exponentially in the coming...
$2K daily fines poised to begin ‘within days’ as NY staffing rule upheld
By
Josh Henreckson
Jan 16, 2024
Long-term care providers took a legal blow when a New York state Supreme Court judge struck down a legal challenge to the state’s staffing mandate law, and now providers could be days away from incurring...
Lawyers, guns and money (minus the guns)
By
John O'Connor
Jul 09, 2023
By all indications, it is going to be very good year in long-term care. At least, for lawy firms serving the sector.
Parkinson: Naysayers were wrong — the sector is recovering
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 10, 2022
Leaders of nursing homes’ largest provider group Monday struck an optimistic tone as they officially kicked off their annual convention, exhorting providers to press on and commit to quality as they...
Streamlining the revenue cycle for skilled nursing facilities
By
Jill Liila
Sep 21, 2022
As a skilled nursing provider, billing and reimbursement are important considerations to ensure quality patient care and adequate compensation. Skilled nursing organizations are at a tipping point with...
If you really want safer nursing homes, start with these reforms
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 21, 2022
AARP Ohio blasted out a fairly typical press release Tuesday, criticizing nursing homes for being short-staffed and sharing news about an in-room camera law that would allow families to catch bad actors,...
Gap between patient costs, reimbursements hits $11 daily
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 16, 2022
Federal reimbursements for care during the public health emergency haven’t been enough to cover skilled nursing providers actual costs, according to a new analysis by Marcum LLP’s Healthcare Services...
Increase your occupancy now
By
Steven Littlehale
Aug 02, 2021
Preparing for a presentation is always fun for me, especially when it involves original research. In anticipation of Reimbur$ement-Con, and my session “The Unexpected Nemesis,” we took a deep dive...