Ignite Medical Resorts Partners With Thrive Personalized Medical Rehabilitation to Manage 3 SNFs

Ignite Medical Resorts is continuing on its growth path through its most recent partnership with Thrive Personalized Medical Rehabilitation to manage daily operations at three of Thrive’s centers in Illinois. As of Sept. 1 Ignite will serve as the management provider for Thrive of Fox Valley, Thrive of Lisle and Thrive of Lake County. Ignite […]

Ignite CEO: Short-Term Rehab Strategy, Hospital Partnerships Drive Innovation in Challenging Operating Environment

As many in the nursing home sector pursue opportunities to add additional service lines to diversify their offerings, and potentially build new revenue streams, Ignite Medical Resorts has stuck to doing one thing well — and so far it’s paid off. The short-term rehabilitation and nursing care provider has turned the traditional post-acute experience on […]

Rethink Podcast #43: Tim Fields, CEO, Ignite Medical Resorts

The 43rd episode of our podcast, Rethink, is now available. Since Ignite Medical Resorts came on to the post-acute care scene in 2017, the central focus has been to do one thing really well. CEO Tim Fields’ goal is to be the best short-term rehab provider in the market. But that doesn’t mean Ignite has […]

LTC CEO: Skilled Nursing Providers Not Panicking in Face of Operational Challenges, Uncertainty

Proposed cuts to skilled nursing Medicare reimbursement add another layer of complexity for the skilled nursing industry as operators continue to face financial pressure. That holds true for one of the nation’s largest owners of skilled nursing facilities, LTC Properties (NYSE: LTC), as the company continues to deal with rent deferrals and abatements for its […]

Ignite Enters Texas as Operator of 4 SNFs Acquired by LTC Properties for $52M

Park Ridge, Ill.-based Ignite Medical Resorts is entering Texas for the first time as the operator of four skilled nursing facilities acquired by LTC Properties (NYSE: LTC) in a $52 million deal.  “We’re looking for strategic growth that fits our vision. For this project, it was for facilities in four major metro areas, all close […]

NHI Looks to be Proactive, ‘Choosy’ Dealmakers in 2022

When National Health Investors (NYSE: NHI) announced it had collected 82.7% of its rent for the month of November, none of its nursing home tenants were among the list of deferrals. That’s because, according to NHI leadership, the real estate investment trust (REIT) works with the “best-in-class operators” for its SNF portfolio. Out of 222 […]

Nine in Ten Medicare Beneficiaries Prefer Home Health to SNFs

Roughly 94% of Medicare beneficiaries want to receive post-acute care in the home rather than a skilled nursing facility, according to results of a Morning Consult poll released today. The poll was conducted on behalf of the Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare (PQHH), along with the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC). That’s […]

Shift to Home is ‘a Complement, it’s Not a Competitor’

As skilled nursing facilities see occupancy slowly tick upward from the lows of the COVID-19 pandemic, the topic of shifting post-acute residents into the home health space was kicked into a higher gear with members of Congress and President Biden himself weighing in on the conversation. And while the push to home care may be […]

Industry CEOs Say Vaccine Mandate Singles Out SNFs

Operators were left scratching their heads when the Biden administration “singled out” nursing home staff in its vaccine mandate, noting their residents are interacting with many more people — who don’t have such requirements — across the health care continuum. “Our residents go all over the place… 50% of our cases in the last month, […]

[UPDATED] Nursing Home Staff Must Be Vaccinated, Biden Administration Says

Following the Biden administration’s announcement that all nursing home staff must be vaccinated against COVID-19 or risk losing Medicare and Medicaid funding, operators and senior living organization leaders fear singling out one group of health care workers will only exacerbate a continued staffing crisis. Some state mandates, on the other hand, call on all health […]

Symphony Rolls Out New Mental Health Service, Plans to Expand Across Portfolio

Symphony Care Network, a Midwest operator with more than 30 properties throughout Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and Michigan, is expanding its mental health services to better address a patient population that is more complex and sicker post-COVID. The Chicago-based company formed a new geriatric mental health service — Serenata Geropsychiatric Care program — that helps identify […]

Ignite Medical Resorts CEO: The Time is Now For Value-Based Care, Industry Must Start Taking Risk

Ignite Medical Resorts, a short-term rehabilitation and nursing care provider that reimagines the traditional post-acute experience with “luxury resorts,” opened three new buildings during COVID-19 and has no plans of slowing down. The Illinois-based provider will look to build more respiratory programs and invest in in-house dialysis units coming out of COVID as it remains […]

CEOs See Long-Term Care Occupancy, Staffing As Top Post-Pandemic Challenges

While occupancy numbers are enjoying a modest upward trend, skilled nursing operators face an uphill battle to strengthen long-term care metrics into the next year. And, staffing issues also loom large and are commanding attention from SNF operators. These were among the big topics under discussion at Tuesday’s Synergy Summit, where leaders with providers Marquis […]