Greystone Monticello on Monday announced the swift closing of $201.3 million in capital financing for a portfolio of New Jersey SNFs. The majority of financing – $191.3 million of it – was for a health care bridge loan, while $10 million was for a working capital facility on behalf of Peace Capital. Greystone, a private […]
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Following states like Illinois and New York, Connecticut is the latest state to introduce a bill aimed at transforming staffing and requiring transparency changes among area nursing homes. Proposed changes would apply to the more than 200 nursing homes across the state. One change involves boosting minimum staffing hours from 3 to 4.1 per person […]
The skilled nursing industry is facing a defining moment that could determine the future of Medicaid reimbursement, with a new model emerging that ties increased dollars to facility performance. “I doubt that we’re going to get another chance,” Zimmet Healthcare Services CEO Marc Zimmet said Tuesday at the annual eCap conference in Miami. This as […]
Rising interest rates are inflicting pain on the skilled nursing sector, with tough discussions between capital providers and operators to come in 2023. But with more sophisticated operators serving higher-acuity residents than in the past, and Covid-19 changing perceptions of “stroke of the pen risk,” investors see an industry with attractive long-term prospects. “I’ve been […]
Even though the federal government has released the full details behind the most recent $5 billion tranche of aid for nursing homes, set to last through December, operators shouldn’t necessarily think that the support will end there. Citing $50 billion still left in the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) coronavirus relief coffers, American […]
Once the new Medicare payment model takes effect, frontline nurses may prove vital to securing the proper reimbursements for skilled nursing services. The Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) will place increasing pressure on nursing facilities to justify each resident’s need for Medicare-reimbursed skilled care, Zimmet Healthcare Services Group president Marc Zimmet said during a recent industry […]