Skilled Nursing

RAC reviews and the long-term care provider

David Centafont February 10, 2012

Recently, claims for hospital patients discharged to skilled nursing homes have come under increased review, particularly by various recovery audit contractors. If you know some background and better understand the situation, it can only help.
 

Nursing home residents celebrating royal wedding in style, sharing memories of their own

April 27, 2011

Residents and staff at a Michigan long-term care facility will prove they are true romantics at heart — and not mere victims of royal wedding fever — when they celebrate the nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton on Friday. This is not just another case of fawning over royals.
 

Long-term care leaders, investors to gaze into their crystal balls at Los Angeles meetings

March 04, 2011

A pair of investment and operations forums for long-term care operators and lenders will take place next week at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles. "New opportunities, new realities: What's in your playbook" is the title of the regional investment symposium being hosted Monday and Tuesday by the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry (NIC). "The future of the skilled nursing sector: Strategies for survival & success in fiscal uncertainty" will piggyback Tuesday through Thursday as an investment forum centered on skilled nursing.
 

Nursing home lobbying group launches job growth ad campaign

February 16, 2011

The Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care is launching a new ad campaign to remind lawmakers that skilled nursing and rehabilitation service facilities are the second-largest health facility employer in the United States.
 

Providers concerned about federal cuts, job stability

February 10, 2011

Healthcare providers are worried that the Medicare and Medicaid cuts predicted in President Obama's FY 2012 budget will affect the quality of care offered in skilled nursing facilities, and damage the U.S. economy's fragile recovery as well. The president's budget is expected to be released Monday.
 

Recession slows cost growth at some long-term care facilities

September 21, 2010

There were smaller cost increases at some long-term care facilities from 2008-2010 as a result of the economic recession, according to a new analysis from Prudential Financial Inc., a financial services company.
 

The assisted living-plus model

July 14, 2010

Long-term care facilities around the country are working to enhance the appeal of their units. Renaissance Gardens at Riderwood in Silver Spring is one of them.
 

Obama signs legislation delaying Medicare physician pay cut

April 16, 2010

President Obama Thursday night signed a bill that postpones a scheduled 21.2% cut in Medicare physician pay and extends the COBRA unemployment insurance benefit until June 1. He made it law just hours after the legislation cleared both houses of Congress.
 

Skilled nursing bed prices increase by 4% in 2009, report finds

March 16, 2010

The average price per bed for skilled nursing facilities rose slightly in 2009, while the price per bed in assisted living facilities fell, according to the 15th edition of the Senior Care Acquisition Report from Irving Levin Associates Inc.
 

Medicare case-mix likely to become more clinically complex, NIC panel asserts

March 10, 2010

The looming Medicare payment system will encourage nursing home operators to embrace more clinically complex care, according to panelists who spoke Tuesday at the 2010 National Skilled Nursing Investment Forum. A favorable reimbursement level will push this case-mix shift, they noted.
 

Strive to integrate assisted living into care continuum at retirement communities

Robert C. Pfauth February 16, 2010

There should be a seamless transition between levels of care in continuing care retirement communities.
 

A new year brings new Medicare Part D plan options for long-term care residents

Rob Godwin January 04, 2010

Long-term care residents should reevaluate their Medicare Part D plans for the new year. A plan should correspond to a resident's individual pharmacy-related needs.
 
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