SNF occupancy at all-time low
Skilled nursing occupancy rates hit their lowest level on record in the fourth quarter of 2016, according to the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.
Print Issue: April 01, 2017
Where Are They Now: Wingate Healthcare
After winning a Bronze award in the McKnight’s Technology Awards for its custom-made interactive digital signage in 2014, Wingate Healthcare in Massachusetts recognized that it had a problem.
SNF Compare launch in 2018
A new website that will allow consumers to view quality ratings for skilled nursing facilities is slated for release in October 2018, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services officials said in late February.
GAO: More planning needed to increase info exchange
When patients leave the hospital and move to post-acute care settings such as skilled nursing facilities, electronic health records and the electronic exchange of patient health information can help better coordinate patient care and reduce costs.
Providers rip GOP plans for Medicaid
Long-term care leaders and other healthcare providers tore into a proposal from Republican House leaders that would cut funding from programs serving the elderly.
State News for April 2017
An Ottawa, IL, nursing home was “hit hard” by a tornado Feb. 28, but residents and employees responded well and were uninjured.
Providers told: take high road
The leader of the second-largest nursing home association in America called on members in March to act passionately but politely when lobbying members of Congress.
Coordination helps cut hospitalizations
Care coordination models that use medication management, end-of-life planning and nurse involvement may help reduce hospitalizations and Medicare costs among skilled nursing residents, a recent study shows.
A farewell to Medicaid?
If there is one sector that proves the adage about incentives driving behavior, it’s skilled care.
