Lauren Murray-O’Donnell was assigned as the new COO at Genesis HealthCare in August. Starting out as a social worker, Murray-O’Donnell comes with 30 years of experience in long-term care, with more than 25 years of it spent at Genesis. At Genesis, she served in various roles, including licensed nursing home administrator, regional VP of operations, […]
Consulate Health Care
Specialized clinical programs at nursing homes, tailored to specific patient populations, are gaining popularity. Their success and longevity depend on forging close partnerships with local hospitals to address gaps in care – a feature that is also expected to alleviate backlogs at hospitals. In creating strong clinical programs at SNFs, hospitals – can and do […]
‘The Safe Discharge’: Challenges Behind Balancing Care and Cost in Value-Based Care at Nursing Homes
Reimbursement issues at nursing homes are pushing operators to adapt their payment models to increase reliance on Institutional Special Needs Plans (I-SNPs) and Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs). But while these models aim to enhance care quality even as they control costs, they also bring on unique challenges, including requiring extra oversight with discharges and related […]
LaVie Care Centers, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy with nearly $1.2 billion in debt this week, is also at the center of a lawsuit that claims the company shifted ownership of some of its facilities in Florida to avoid payment on previous dispute settlements. The Atlanta-based company denies these claims, and its court filing […]
Clinical complexity and rising acuity at nursing homes isn’t going away any time soon so nursing homes are adapting their clinical practices and also renewing ways they train staff – and surveyors. This trend of sicker residents has led to a hospital-like sorting and prioritizing of patients in a manner similar to a triage, said […]
American Senior Communities announced Thursday that Steve Van Camp will become its new CEO effective June 1. Van Camp will replace Donna Kelsey, who is expected to remain with the company as a senior advisor, ASC said in a press release. “I am confident in Steve’s ability to keep delivering quality care as the top […]
Omega Healthcare Investors Inc. (NYSE: OHI) on Monday announced some transaction and rent deferral updates regarding two skilled nursing operators, one in the U.S. and one in the U.K. The Maryland-based real estate investment trust (REIT) said it sold 11 of its LaVie Care Center properties to an unnamed third party for $129.8 million, also […]
This year, Skilled Nursing News held a magnifying glass to various roles within the nursing home as the sector continues to evolve – and receive mandated change from federal and state entities. All the while, skilled nursing staff shortages fuel a reshaping of roles to take on more responsibilities and rely more on technology to […]
After divesting of its sizable portfolio over the course of several years, SavaSeniorCare will cease to exist as a company once its last five nursing homes transition to other operators, which the company expects to occur by the end of January 2023. The end of Atlanta-based Sava marks another sea change in the skilled nursing […]
Skilled nursing operators should anticipate further distress in the coming months and into 2023, which will likely result in even greater divides among providers. The winners and losers already are being sorted, as the latest round of real estate investment trust (REIT) earnings made clear. And unsurprisingly, strong regional operators are leading the pack. Welltower […]
As nursing home operators continue to tackle the host of issues that have challenged them throughout 2022, many have set their sights on what’s in store for the year ahead. Industry-wide staffing shortages, an ever changing regulatory environment and record inflation will likely remain pain points for the sector heading into the new year, but […]
Doing away with large, multi-layered corporate structures, as some of the largest skilled nursing operators have done in recent months, has given companies both big and small the opportunity to assess — and in some cases — rethink the role of the company’s top executive. Iowa-based Accura HealthCare CEO Ted LeNeave purposely placed himself at […]
The Ensign Group (Nasdaq: ENSG) is poised to overtake Genesis HealthCare as the largest nursing home operator in the country as it continues to build upon its rapidly growing portfolio, according to ownership data released last week by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Ensign could be the largest skilled nursing provider in […]
The nursing home industry was thrust back into the national spotlight this week as federal lawmakers called out for-profit ownership for their lack of resources during the early months of the pandemic and confounding corporate structures. The Congressional Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, chaired by Rep. James Clyburn, held a hearing on Wednesday to […]
While nursing home operators welcome more time to certify temporary nurse aides (TNAs), many believe it’s simply not enough — and must be just the first in a series of steps the federal government has to take — to help revive a seriously depleted workforce from top to bottom. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid […]
For at least the last decade Consulate Health Care was considered a skilled nursing giant. The long-term care provider at one point had 208 buildings across 21 different states, and was the largest nursing home provider in Florida. Consulate has been through its fair share of ups and downs, including a bankruptcy filing and a […]
Capital providers dealing in the skilled nursing space are pushing back on the White House’s position on institutional capital, stressing the need for it in the sector. While institutional capital is critical to many of the key players in the space, some capital providers say newer owner-operators will have a hard time getting the necessary […]
Tying Staff Wages to Medicaid Rates May Help SNFs on the Brink, But CMS Blueprint Should be Flexible
While nursing home operators and industry trade groups appreciate the Biden administration’s proposal to use Medicaid as a tool to boost staff wages in the industry, some wonder if the federal government’s approach is too broad for an increasingly diverse industry. Facilities vary widely based on region and community demographics, company culture and size. Still, […]
Evans Senior Investments (ESI) announced it represented the bankruptcy disposition of two skilled nursing communities in Florida tied to Consulate Health Care. The bankruptcy stemmed from a whistleblower case that resulted in a civil fraud judgment of $256 million, of which Consulate Health Care was ordered to pay $4.5 million. Both nursing homes operated under […]
GAPS Health hopes to continue its explosive growth in the new year, by way of skilled nursing facility (SNF) partnerships and acquisitions of smaller physician practices. Dallas-based GAPS provides medical directorships to SNFs across the U.S. – the company has only been around since 2019 but is already in more than 350 facilities as of […]
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