Entry gathering for the 2nd Annual McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards program is in full swing, but interested individuals should be aware the early bird period will end at midnight Wednesday (Dec. 18).
Occupancy rates may have stabilized, but skilled nursing providers’ dependence on low-paying Medicaid funding grew during the third quarter, according to figures released Wednesday by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.
Medicaid beneficiaries appear to be slipping between the sheets more often, and that’s not necessarily a good thing for skilled nursing operators.
AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine will hold its upcoming annual conference April 2-5 at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Chicago.
And so the day came when some 5% of nursing homes in the country were branded with their own “Scarlet Letter.” The letter, of course, was in the form of an open-palmed “stop” icon in a red circle.
Providers could be headed for more challenging experiences with surveyors.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has said it is going to crack down on “impermissible financing arrangements” currently taking place under Medicaid.
Providers need to move on and should be glad other, “much worse” icons weren’t used to flag facilities cited for certain abuse citations, a top federal official said at the fall LeadingAge conference.
It’s wholly unintentional, but we find ourselves one-upping the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this week.
You’re going to be alright, providers. Just as many had predicted, those who did their PDPM homework — and vow to keep getting better — should be just fine.
