Persistent staffing shortages combined with regulatory headwinds have put even more pressure on nursing home MDS coordinators, a specialty position that itself has not been immune to the job turnover felt across the sector. And their role to ensure that facilities get the reimbursement they earn and the right care is provided may be more […]
Focused Post Acute Partners
It will be three years this October since the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) was first implemented, and some nursing homes are still struggling to adjust. While a global pandemic and unprecedented staffing shortages are partly to blame for problems in PDPM-related processes, so too is widespread staff agency use. And now, with a potential $320 […]
Focused Post Acute Care Partners CEO Mark McKenzie is starting to see burnout among his senior leaders take its toll on overall operations, with at least three of the operator’s administrators recently leaving the profession for other industries. McKenzie said administrator and director of nursing loss has turned into a “critical issue” for the Burleson, […]
As nursing home operators introduce more sophisticated monitoring technology to their facilities, the benefits of such tools sit on a knife’s edge. Monitoring platforms may help caregivers do more with less during a pandemic-exacerbated staffing crisis. It’s also possible that operators can open themselves up to potential litigation, depending on if they have the staff […]
As hospitals try to cope with a surge of COVID-19 patients in need of acute care, skilled nursing facilities have moved to make preparations to take in overflow capacity from the health systems and acute care facilities. In addition, states have begun calling on nursing home companies to create dedicated buildings exclusively for residents with […]