CNH Finance announced a $3.5 revolving line of credit to a skilled nursing and rehab provider, to be secured by accounts receivable. The line of credit will support working capital needs for a newly acquired skilled nursing facility. The operator manages and operates more than 80 SNFs in 13 states, and expects to continue to […]
The Washington, D.C.-based Love Funding secured a $10.5 million loan for the development of a new 41-bed transitional rehab facility in Yuma, Ariz. The planned 32,000-square-foot facility will include high-end amenities, with 41 private suites targeted exclusively at Medicare and managed care residents. Love Funding, a subsidiary of Midland States Bank, originated the loan through […]
Investment in skilled nursing facilities has remained steady despite industry pressures, and one leading operational and investment firm has begun to look abroad for cash as it looks to expand. Greystone & Co., Inc. is pitching potential investors in India on a 180-bed skilled nursing development in the Orlando area under the federal government’s EB-5 […]
New development in the skilled nursing world has increasingly taken the form of short-term rehabilitation centers, where providers see an opportunity to capture a higher share of the shrinking Medicare pool amid Medicaid and Medicare Advantage pressures. But in certain markets, that strategy may not be a recipe for success. In fact, in some states […]
The new, stricter skilled nursing staffing standards slated for implementation by the federal government next month weren’t entirely unexpected, but they raise questions about the broader problem of understaffed facilities — and hundreds of buildings could be in the crosshairs. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced March 5 that it would overhaul […]
After a high-profile bankruptcy in December of last year, Texas now has two bills that aim to provide some Medicaid reimbursement relief to skilled nursing providers in the state. The bills, Senate Bill 1050 and House Bill 3342, would establish a long-term care quality provider participation program (QPPP) in the state that provides additional compensation […]
North Shore Healthcare’s recent acquisition of a 72-bed skilled nursing facility in Ashland, Wis., presented an opportunity for the provider to expand its existing services in the town — and fit with the company’s ethos of growth. Specifically, the Glendale, Wis.-based operator isn’t looking to grow “for growth’s sake,” but it will look for opportunities in […]
Senior Living Investment Brokerage facilitated the $12.1 million sale of two SNFs, one in Tennessee and one in Kentucky. The buyer was a real estate investment firm in the Northeast making its first long-term care facility acquisition; the seller was an independent owner-operator looking to exit the long-term care industry. The buyer also partnered with […]
Accountable care organizations (ACOs) have reaped savings by heavily managing post-acute care length of stays and being selective about the skilled nursing facilities they work with. But one Pennsylvania ACO dug into its own data and found that its preferred network of SNFs actually performed worse than other facilities on a series of key metrics, […]
Across the U.S., Medicaid rates tend to fall short of the cost of nursing home care for beneficiaries. In the state of Massachusetts, the financial pressures have rendered many skilled nursing facilities unstable — and forced many of them to close. The trend has also forced many of them to leave bills unpaid, which spreads […]
The Ensign Group (Nasdaq: ENSG) acquired the operations of the 99-bed Downey Care Center, a skilled nursing facility in Downey, Calif. The acquisition was effective March 1. “It’s been many years since we have found the right opportunity to grow in Southern California,” Ensign President and CEO Christopher Christensen said in a statement announcing the […]
Five Star Senior Living (Nasdaq: FVE) reported net losses for both the fourth quarter and fiscal 2018 amid uncertainty about its ability to continue as a going concern. The losses came even as Five Star reported a slight uptick in occupancy in its service lines. The Newton, Mass.-based company operated 284 senior living communities in […]
As skilled nursing facilities and rehabilitation providers across the U.S. prepare for the changes to Medicare payments coming in October, they have to make sure they don’t get sidetracked by a slew of misconceptions about what’s coming. That’s according to a Tuesday webinar by clinical management software provider Optima Healthcare Solutions, held in conjunction with […]
The New York Times covered the wave of rural nursing home closures, which come amid financial problems and aging Americans’ changing preferences, in a deep dive published Monday. The article zeroed in on the closure of a nursing home in Mobridge, S.D., which was taken over by Black Hills Receiver after former operator Skyline Healthcare […]
Skilled nursing operator Diversicare Healthcare Services (Nasdaq: DVCR) on Thursday reported net income of $400,000 in the fourth quarter of 2018 — and a major decline in average length of stay from 2017 to last year. “Year over year, our admissions remained relatively flat, but average length of stay decreased by 17.9 days, resulting in a […]
When it comes to staffing, skilled nursing providers may be caught between a rock and a hard place. Regulators have cracked down on the industry over staffing levels, hitting several facilities with one-star staffing ratings in 2018 after payroll-based journal data showed fluctuating workforce numbers. But a data dive by accounting firm CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA) found […]
A nursing home staffing firm based in Nashville, Tenn., is facing an ongoing investigation into whether or not it overcharged the federal government — a process that has resulted in frozen Medicare reimbursements and missed checks for employees. The Tennessean first reported the news. Wellness Solutions Geriatrics (WSG) uses a network of nurse practitioners to […]
As skilled nursing providers prepare for a new Medicare reimbursement system, those with solid revenues under the current model may be in for the most severe declines going forward. Operators that have mastered the current Resource Utilization Group (RUG) system tend to be those projected to see reimbursement declines under the new Patient-Driven Payment Model, […]
Skilled nursing facilities are familiar with the headaches of dealing with managed Medicare. But the rise of managed Medicaid could cause just as many headaches for providers — if not pose outright threats to their financial wellbeing. That’s according to a panel of experts at the National Investment Center for Senior Housing and Care (NIC) […]
The property associated with the Sanatoga Center skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility in Sanatoga, Penn., sold for more than $20.9 million, The Santoga Post reported Wednesday. The deal closed on Jan. 28. The property was previously owned by DELM Nursing Inc. of Kennett Square, Pa.; it was sold to a company called Santoga RE, according […]