This article is sponsored by ShiftKey. In this Voices interview, Skilled Nursing News sits down with Brandon Tappan, Chief Revenue Officer, ShiftKey, to share his perspective on the use of independent health care professionals as part of the solution to the current workforce crisis in post-acute/long-term care. He discusses the key challenges, opportunities and misconceptions […]
This article is sponsored by Management & Network Services (MNS). In this exclusive interview, Skilled Nursing News and MNS CEO and President, Brian Deeley, discuss the tough topic of Managed Care and delve into how Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) can more productively engage with Managed Care Organizations (MCOs). They also discuss some tangible ways that […]
In this episode, Skilled Nursing News speaks with Kent Rodgers, President and CEO of CarDon & Associates. Kent discusses CarDon’s 90% occupancy on average across its 19 buildings, all while acquiring a pharmacy and diving into the I-SNP world, and reaching an “equilibrium” between its labor retention and agency use.
This article is sponsored by Viventium. In this Voices interview, Skilled Nursing News sits down with Zishe Glauber, Chief Product Officer, Viventium, to talk about the key challenges faced by the post-acute care sector, and the role technology, and human capital management software play in alleviating these challenges. He also discusses the steps Viventium has […]
This article is sponsored by American Health Plans. In this Skilled Nursing News Voices interview, Marybeth O’Connor, National Director of Business Development for American Health Plans, explains why nursing home operators are increasingly looking to the provider-owned ISNP model to improve financial performance and achieve superior clinical outcomes. She also offers her outlook of the […]
This article is sponsored by TapestryHealth. In this Voices interview, Skilled Nursing News sits down with Mordy Eisenberg, co-founder, and chief growth and product officer at TapestryHealth, to learn about the rapid advances in even their newest products, like Guardian by Tapestry. He explains what TapestryHealth thinks is a missing category in this whole arena […]
This article is sponsored by PharMerica. The long-term care industry has witnessed unprecedented change in recent years, and the pace of new developments shows no signs of slowing down. Skilled Nursing News sat down with Jennifer Yowler, President of PharMerica, to discuss how the long-term care pharmacy provider is helping facilities survive and thrive in […]
This article is sponsored by Rosie Connectivity Solutions. In this Voices interview, Skilled Nursing News sits down with Harold Landers, President & CEO, Rosie Connectivity Solutions, to talk about the strategies providers can use to overcome decreasing reimbursements and large payouts to staffing agencies to comply with minimum staffing. He also shares an outlook on […]
This article is sponsored by ShiftKey. In this Voices article, Skilled Nursing News sits down with Regan Parker, General Counsel & Chief Public Affairs Officer, ShiftKey, to learn about the ‘empowerment’ aspect of independent work, and why it’s needed to build a more sustainable and inclusive health care workforce. She breaks down some of the […]
This article is sponsored by KARE. In this Voices Interview, Skilled Nursing News sits down with Laura Cambria, Senior Vice President of Operations, KARE, to learn about innovative approaches to nursing recruitment. She explains how operators can ensure they are hiring accountable candidates that are a good fit for their facilities, and she discusses the […]
This article is sponsored by Synchrony Health Services. In this Voices Interview, Skilled Nursing News sits down with Randall J. Bufford, Founder & Chairman of Trilogy Health Services, and President & CEO of Synchrony Health Services, to learn about Synchrony’s progressive approach to integrated solutions and the benefits of utilizing a sole vendor partner. He […]
This article is sponsored by Gale Healthcare. In this Voices Interview, Skilled Nursing News sits down with Tony Braswell, Founder and President, Gale Healthcare, to talk about how a new generation of digital platforms can help solve staffing challenges for skilled nursing providers. He shares how his background in healthcare and technology led him to […]
This article is sponsored by American Health Partners. In this Voices interview, Skilled Nursing News sits down with Bridget Grover, VP, TruHealth, to learn about why provider-owned Institutional Special Needs Plans (I-SNPs) are growing so fast, and the advantages for the nursing home operator to own their own Medicare advantage plan. She explains how TruHealth […]
This article is sponsored by TapestryHealth. In this Voices interview, Skilled Nursing News sits down with Mordy Eisenberg, co-founder, and chief growth and product officer at TapestryHealth, to learn about Tapestry’s new product package, Guardiansm by Tapestry. He walks through the different ways in which Guardian can enhance SNF workflows, and he explains how organizations […]
This article is sponsored by Real Time Medical Systems (Real Time). In this Voices interview, Skilled Nursing News sits down with Kathy Derleth (RN, BSN), Real Time’s Senior Clinical Account Manager, to learn what SNFs can do to “Get Back to the Basics” in 2023, including overcoming challenges, and how data-driven technologies can help prioritize […]
The 52nd episode of our podcast, Rethink, is now available. Operating 152 facilities across seven states, the Providence Group strongly believes the best decisions are made at the local level. Each of Providence Group’s facilities have their own unique needs, along with the other health care providers across the care continuum in each respective market. […]
The 51st episode of our podcast, Rethink, is now available. The skilled nursing industry won’t likely see material, system-wide change until the sector’s stakeholders including CMS, operators, payors, as well as residents and their respective advocacy groups, can get on the same page. That’s according to Focused Post Acute Care Partners CEO Mark McKenzie. The […]
This article is sponsored by TeamHealth. In this Voices interview, Skilled Nursing News sits down with Dr. Jamie Freelin, Regional Medical Director, Post-Acute Care, TeamHealth, to talk about the growth and evolution of post-acute care, as well as the technology behind it. She explains how TeamHealth is helping clinicians optimize their care teams so they […]
Millions of dollars in missed census revenue have shined a new spotlight on staffing as SNFs plan for the year ahead. But while SNF operators grapple with rising attrition rates and turnover, the accelerated burnout of understaffed care teams poses a threat to quality of care and the bottom line into the foreseeable future. There […]
The 50th episode of our podcast, Rethink, is now available. In an industry fraught with headline risk – and still in the national spotlight – the future of skilled nursing will be wrapped up in words. Namely, the term “nursing home.” Deke Cateau, CEO of Georgia nonprofit operator A.G. Rhodes, says the term will become […]


