As Republican lawmakers’ push for potential Medicaid cuts have gained more attention in recent weeks, claims that older adults, including those in nursing homes, will likely be insulated from the financial fallout have also surfaced. However, experts are now suggesting that this may not be the case after all. Executives in the skilled nursing sector […]
Executives at Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE: OHI), which posted better-than-expected fourth-quarter results, foresee more positive developments ahead, given the Trump administration’s favorable stance toward the nursing home sector and the potential Medicaid cuts being considered by Republican lawmakers as largely a non-issue. “Coverages are the strongest they have been in years, which is reflective of […]
Coronado Ridge Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, based in Nevada, was sold for $33M, while Forest Healthcare Properties brokered three separate portfolio sales involving a total of 20 facilities in Kentucky and Ohio. $33 million sale of Nevada Nursing Home JLL Capital Markets completed the $33 million sale of Coronado Ridge Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, […]
The Trump administration’s communications freeze, which has indefinitely blocked a majority of external communications by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), continues to cause turmoil for nursing home operators. This freeze, imposed last week, has disrupted the flow of key health care data, and extends to several federal agencies, including the Centers for […]
At a time when healthcare policy changes and potential Medicaid cuts create uncertainty for nursing homes, Signature HealthCARE is forging ahead with initiatives that will result in certain wins for providers. According to Kathy Gallin, vice president of legislative affairs and health policy at Signature HealthCARE, key legislative priorities for the organization include workforce solutions […]
During a heated first confirmation hearing on Wednesday, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. raised concerns over the practicality of the nursing home staffing mandate, acknowledging the risks it poses to access of care, especially in rural communities. He also shared his vision for lowering overall health care costs. Kennedy is seeking to lead the $1.7 trillion […]
Late Tuesday, a federal judge blocked a funding freeze issued by the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that aimed to temporarily pause federal grants and loans. The freeze could have affected trillions of dollars in government spending and potentially impacted the nursing home sector as many public programs were halted. U.S. District […]
‘Devastating’: Medicaid Cuts in Republican Crosshairs, With Nursing Homes Seen as Bearing Major Pain
Potential Medicaid cuts under President Donald Trump, amounting to more than $2.3 trillion over the span of a decade, are likely amid Republican leadership’s reluctance to trim Medicare and Social Security, with the nursing home sector expected to face deep impacts. In total, House Republicans are exploring over $5 trillion in potential cuts to offset […]
All across the U.S., from California to Massachusetts and Wisconsin and Minnesota, especially in states with large rural communities, experts are worried that President Donald Trump’s executive orders on immigration, along with his pledge to lead the largest deportation effort in history, will compound the worker shortage the nursing home sector currently faces. President Trump’s […]
Viral illnesses have been on the rise this winter across the U.S., with norovirus – or stomach bug – infections nearly doubling from a year ago. Nursing home infection prevention experts are suggesting bringing back certain common sense protocols to curb spread of disease in nursing homes. Each year, over half of all norovirus outbreaks […]
In the aftermath of the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) response to a pending lawsuit against the federal minimum staffing mandate, nursing home sector experts are stressing that legally defeating the mandate – and effectively canceling it – remains crucial. “The section [in HHS’s response] relating to the limitation on the relief is […]
Among the myriad executive orders signed by President Donald Trump on Inauguration Day Monday was one that freezes new regulations. A welcome relief for nursing home providers, the executive order reflects the new Republican administration’s overall preference for less regulation. However, it is worth noting that this executive order will not derail the staffing mandate […]
A federal judge has rejected a request to temporarily stop the implementation of the federal nursing home staffing mandate in a much-awaited ruling issued Thursday. Judge Leonard T. Strand of the U.S. District Court for Northern Iowa found that the preliminary injunction – sought by 20 states, 17 LeadingAge affiliates and two Kansas nursing home facilities […]
Traditional workforce development models often fail because they don’t address personal barriers to success, such as housing, transportation and childcare, that workers in the nursing home sector – where many are single mothers – face in maintaining employment. While staffing has improved over the last year, these common life struggles threaten the stability of the […]
CIBC Bank USA provided a $67 million term loan to finance the acquisition of five skilled nursing facilities and refinance 21 skilled nursing and assisted living facilities in Wisconsin. Meanwhile, a skilled nursing portfolio of 29 facilities in the Southeast received $22 million in funding from MONTICELLOAM. CIBC Bank USA provided a $67 million for […]
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a 4.33% increase in payments to Medicare Advantage plans for 2026, which could have an overall positive trickle-down effect on nursing homes. Expected to be finalized under President-elect Donald Trump’s administration, this slight payment boost comes after MA providers faced a modest rate reduction for 2025. […]
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) plans to offer up to $20 million to boost the registered nurse (RN) workforce in nursing homes, but this, along with the agency’s Nursing Home Staffing Campaign, misses the mark on many levels, according to operators. This funding grants nursing students seeking to become RNs up to […]
Average occupancy for the nursing home sector grew slightly to 80.5% towards year-end, posting a 10-basis-point increase month over month. Over the course of last year, occupancy levels showed a recovery back to pre-pandemic levels. Moreover, according to Stephens Inc.’s latest figures updated through Dec. 1 and released Wednesday, average occupancy for two large sector […]
Nursing home care spending grew by 8.9% year over year, largely driven by demand – not price increases for skilled services – with the sector also showing job gains, according to the latest data on health care spending. Two-thirds, or 5.9%, of this bump in spending for nursing home care was due to increased utilization […]
As the dust finally began to settle in 2024 from the operational storm unleashed by the COVID-19 pandemic, nursing home operators found themselves in a good position to turn to an issue that had not been so much ignored as largely postponed in the wake of the lasting damage. Closures along with mergers and acquisitions […]
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