Lawmakers continued to spar over officials’ plans to finalize a first-ever nursing home staffing mandate as hearings poked through every layer of President Biden’s latest budget proposal.
Execs: Regional providers well-positioned to get more from skilled nursing payers, staff
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 11, 2024
The time has come for skilled nursing operators to become more assertive with payors and value-based care partners, and regional providers are uniquely positioned to reap rewards, executives say.
Take it from providers who know: This is how to rub elbows
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 15, 2024
Sometimes running a long-term care business is like being in third-grade all over again. The timid do not necessarily do so well.
CMS official to providers: Help us capture data to drive Medicare Advantage reforms
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 07, 2024
The increased use of health data and providers’ own voices should be considered among the best tools available for achieving change in a system that increasingly relies on Medicaid Advantage and other...
Skilled nursing confidence growing for some operators
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 25, 2022
Consumer confidence has taken center stage as a top discussion topic more than a few times this week at NIC’s spring meeting.
NIC’s first Data & Analytics Conference debuts Sept. 27
By
James M. Berklan
Jul 07, 2023
Registrations are now being accepted for the 2023 NIC Data & Analytics Conference, which organizers call the first of its kind in the senior living and care space.
NIC annual spring meeting kicks off Wednesday in Dallas
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 18, 2022
The NIC annual spring meeting starts Wednesday and will bring together several thousand long-term care housing and care stakeholders and investors.
NIC spring conference lined up for March 1-3
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 20, 2023
The annual spring conference of the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care will take place March 1-3 in San Diego.
Medicaid clout is growing
By
James M. Berklan
Jan 05, 2020
Occupancy rates may have stabilized, but skilled nursing providers’ dependence on low-paying Medicaid funding grew during the third quarter, according to figures released in December by the National...
Paul Ryan, Phil Fogg headline NIC annual fall conference Oct. 23-25
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 18, 2023
Registration is in full swing for the annual NIC fall conference, which takes place Oct. 23-25 at the Sheraton Grand Chicago.