Stiffer requirements for SNF Medicaid payments could be coming down the pike
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 13, 2022
The nation’s 15,500 Medicaid-certified nursing homes could find that there are strings attached to future Medicaid payments if a proposal from the federal government proceeds, Kaiser Health News reports.
CMS releases guidance for SNFs on increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates amid pandemic
By
Amy Novotney
Aug 26, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a Medicaid informational bulletin Monday providing guidance to states on how they can help increase Medicaid reimbursement for skilled nursing facilities...
Nursing home industry on verge of financial collapse, group claims
By
Amy Novotney
Jun 11, 2020
Even before the industry was dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, the average nursing home was operating on a razor-thin profit margin or net loss. That’s because Medicaid reimbursements only cover 70%...
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...
During a pandemic that has hampered nursing homes’ most profitable business — post-surgery rehab — some facilities have been admitting COVID-19 patients to ease the burden on overwhelmed hospitals,...
Nursing home workforce shortages hit Minnesota the hardest, California the least
By
Ron Rajecki
Apr 18, 2022
Minnesota’s nursing homes reported the largest staffing shortages in the country, according to an analysis of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services data conducted by Seniorly.
Skilled nursing occupancy increases are beginning to slow: NIC report
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 12, 2021
Although skilled nursing occupancy increased for seven consecutive, NIC MAP data reported a slowdown in August in its November skilled nursing monthly report.
Demand for occupancy slows after months of increases
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 05, 2022
Demand for skilled nursing occupancy flattened in April after months of increases, according to the latest Skilled Nursing Monthly Report released by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing...
SNF occupancy hits record low again in January: NIC report
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 06, 2021
Occupancy continued to be challenged as the skilled nursing industry navigated the first months of 2021, according to the latest monthly skilled nursing data report from the National Investment Center...
Skilled nursing occupancy hits new low of 73.8%: NIC
By
Amy Novotney
Nov 05, 2020
The trend of declining occupancy rates for skilled nursing continued in August as a result of the ongoing effects of COVID-19. Operators saw occupancy rates fall another 81 basis points from July to August,...