55 percent of surveyed SNFs operating in the red, limiting admissions: AHCA
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 11, 2023
Fifty-five percent of skilled nursing providers responding to a recent survey by the American Health Care Association say that they are operating in the red, and 48% of respondents said that they would...
AHCA/NCAL: CMS Accelerated Payment program providing quick support
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 16, 2020
The surest bet for quick financial help for long-term care operators right now appears to be through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Accelerated Payment Program, Consolidated Billing Services...
Medicare revenue per patient day decline plateaued mid-summer: NIC MAP Vision
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 07, 2021
After a steady decline since January, Medicare revenue per patient day held steady month over month from June through the end of July, at $560, according to market trends data NIC MAP Vision published...
Skilled nursing occupancy tops 82 percent for first time since April 2020
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 07, 2023
Skilled nursing occupancy is up 142 basis points year over year as of the end of August. Occupancy reached 82.3% in August, topping 82% for the first time since April 2020, according to the latest Skilled...
Fee-for-service skilled nursing utilization stable but still below pre-pandemic levels
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 22, 2024
National fee-for-service skilled nursing facility utilization has been stable year over year from the third quarter of 2023 to the third quarter of this year, but utilization remains 2 percentage points...
Pace of move-ins remains steady for AL but declines for IL, SNFs: NIC
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 29, 2022
Throughout July, the pace of move-ins remained steady for assisted living communities (50%) but declined for independent living communities (31%) and nursing care homes (29%). That’s according to the...
Overtime pay proposals could add up to trouble for nursing homes, workers, senator says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 19, 2023
Proposals to increase the threshold for overtime pay could have serious repercussions for nursing home operators and staff members, Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN), ranking member of the Senate Special Committee...
Third class of MA-Cs graduates from industry-sponsored program
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 29, 2023
The Arkansas Health Care Association recently graduated its third cohort of students in its medication assistant–certified (MA-C) training program.
Business briefs, June 24
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 24, 2024
State nursing home, assisted living survey official resigns after lawsuit … Legislators call for veterans home in Oregon … Change Healthcare tells providers about data stolen in cyberattack … Looking...
Increased pay among SNF execs likely to stick around: experts
By
Liza Berger
Oct 29, 2020
Although the pandemic has had a negative effect on many aspects of long-term care, skilled nursing executives’ salaries may not be one of them. COVID-19 actually is pushing up industry executives’...