As Medicare Advantage threats mount, providers seek better partners: 2023 Outlook Survey
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 06, 2023
More skilled nursing providers are embracing Institutional Special Needs Plans by joining existing programs or creating their own as enrollment in other Medicare Advantage plans surpass half of all Medicare...
Spiraling costs threaten growing optimism for skilled nursing in 2023 Outlook Survey
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 03, 2023
Optimism for the skilled nursing sector is growing, with intense worries about staff shortages and less-than-desired occupancy starting to recede. But other concerns have swiftly moved into the void.
Outlook 2024: On staffing, operators say they’ll ‘find a way’ but agency boom, admission restrictions...
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 05, 2024
More than half — 55% — of skilled nursing leaders say they would need to hire more agency staff if a proposed federal staffing mandate is enacted. That’s just one finding from the McKnight’s 2024...