Welltower Inc. (NYSE: WELL) on Monday continued its recent push to partner with major health systems, announcing a joint venture with the non-profit Jefferson Health. A hospital heavyweight in the Philadelphia metro area, Jefferson — affiliated with Thomas Jefferson University — will begin providing clinical care at Welltower’s senior housing, assisted living, and memory care […]
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A federal overhaul to the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), implemented late in 2018, has led to an increase in the number of accountable care organizations (ACOs) taking on downside risk. The redesign of the program, dubbed “Pathways to Success,” generally required new ACOs to take accountability for spending increases after two years; previously ACOs […]
Among the many early takeaways from the new Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM), perhaps the most immediate was its effect on rank-and-file therapists who work at skilled nursing facilities. Almost instantly after the PDPM shift on October 1, Skilled Nursing News received a flurry of e-mails from therapists who were laid off or saw their hours […]
Helios Healthcare Advisors negotiated the $16 million sale of a 169-bed nursing home in Middlesex County, Mass. The Chicago-based Helios facilitated the transaction for an owner/operator based in New Jersey. The deal represented the buyer’s first purchase in the Massachusetts market, and proved to be a competitive sale — with more than 10 offers from […]
MidCap Financial provided a $33 million mortgage for a lease-purchase option on five skilled nursing facilities in Oregon for Avalon Healthcare Group. The Salt Lake City-based Avalon operates post-acute facilities in Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, and Utah. MidCap’s Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) lending team will work with Avalon to begin the bridge-to-HUD refinance […]
Ignite Medical Resorts, an Illinois-based operator of post-acute care facilities, continued its expansion push this week in a new partnership with Sabra Health Care REIT (Nasdaq: SBRA). Ignite formally took over management of three Sabra-owned properties in Oklahoma City, Bartlesville, and Norman, Okla. on New Year’s Day, the provider announced Thursday. The previous operator, Vision […]
The margins for skilled nursing facilities finally broke out of the red and to break-even levels, according to the latest benchmarking report from consulting firm Plante Moran. But occupancy remained stagnant from 2017 to 2018, and staffing costs continue to increase. And Medicaid remains the elephant in the room when it comes to making the […]
Bed prices at nursing homes have remained robust in recent years despite industry upheaval, and while it’s impossible to paint the state of the market with a broad national brush, the coming year could bring even higher figures as owners and operators pull off turnaround projects. A snapshot from the third quarter of 2019 revealed […]
The Ensign Group (Nasdaq: ENSG) picked up where it left off in 2019 with a single skilled nursing and assisted living facility acquisition in San Antonio, Texas. The San Juan Capistrano, Calif.-based nursing facility giant on Tuesday announced the purchase of The Healthcare Center at Patriot Heights, a combined facility with 59 skilled nursing beds […]
A new non-profit society aims to improve education for purchasing directors at post-acute facilities, so they can make better decisions for both the bottom line — and for their long-term future. The approach the organization — the Society for Healthcare Organization Procurement Professionals (SHOPP) — is taking is two-pronged, according to Ari Stawis, director of […]
The acquisition of the skilled nursing operator HCR ManorCare by the non-profit health system ProMedica rocked the skilled nursing world when it was announced in 2018, and many eyes have been on the marriage since. Most industry observers took a wait-and-see approach to how the deal would play out, but some commented soon after the […]
Paramount Health Care, the managed Medicaid arm of major health system and skilled nursing operator ProMedica, this week announced a move to substantially scale back its footprint in the wake of serious financial losses for the plan. The Toledo, Ohio-based Paramount will exit the central and southeast regions of Ohio, cutting its overall enrollment by […]
A major bundled payment program for hip and knee replacement episodes has produced savings for the government without corresponding declines in quality, according to a new study — confirming the central motive behind a program that has drawn the ire of post-acute operators. The Bundled Payments for Care Improvement model (BPCI) seeks to both decrease […]
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has reached a deal that will see the New York City-based lending and advisory firm Greystone take over a troubled group of nursing homes and one assisted living facility (ALF) associated with the largest default in the department’s history. The New York Times first reported the news […]
The new year is barely a few days old, but leaders across the post-acute and long-term health care space have already predicted an active — and potentially distress-filled — 2020. As the industry adapts to a new Medicare payment model, the pressures that have bogged operators down over the last few years will continue, from […]
Cambridge Realty Capital Companies provided a pair of $24 million Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) loans to refinance two Ohio combination skilled nursing and senior living properties. The loan covers the the Vista Care Center of Lisbon — a 76-bed, mixed-use skilled care and assisted living facility — and Vista Center at The […]
As skilled nursing facilities work to establish their position in an increasingly value-based health landscape, many are looking at the world of Medicare Advantage as more than a pressure point for billing. They see it as an opportunity to take control of the premium dollar, moving into the business of providing insurance for their patients. […]
Standard and Poor’s lowered its outlook for non-profit health system ProMedica, but analysts see sunnier days ahead for its HCR ManorCare skilled nursing assets. S&P Global Ratings on Christmas Eve affirmed its BBB long-term rating for ProMedica’s debt obligations, while also lowering its outlook on the Toledo, Ohio-based health giant from “stable” to “negative.” Following […]
In the lead-up to the new year, Skilled Nursing News took a look back at the top stories of 2019, and made our best predictions about the trends that will shape — and potentially rock — the post-acute and long-term care space in 2020. For these first business days of 2020, we decided to let […]
A nursing home owner whose request to take over a pair of facilities was denied has struck back with a lawsuit, claiming that the authorities didn’t provide sufficient justification for their decision. Christopher Brogdon, an Atlanta-based owner of long-term care facilities, claims that Arkansas health officials made an “arbitrary and capricious” decision when they blocked […]
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