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Average per-bed prices for skilled nursing, assisted living facilities sink in 2008

March 13, 2009

After hitting record prices in 2007, the average price paid per bed for skilled nursing facilities fell by 18% to $45,500 in 2008, a new report by Irving Levin Associates Inc. found.
 

Survey: Average cost of private nursing home room drops in 2008

October 29, 2008

The charge for a private nursing home room in 2008 dropped about a half percentage point over a year earlier, while the national average for a semi-private bed rose just 1.1%, according to a new national survey released Tuesday.
 

CMS to hold conference call on new nursing home five-star rating system

June 23, 2008

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will be hosting an "Open Door Forum" on Tuesday (tomorrow) to discuss, among other issues, the new five-star rating system for nursing homes.