Even as acute care systems are finding it harder to place patients in post-acute care facilities, hospital leaders have differing takes on whether it makes sense to own, sell or partner with facilities to relieve this bottleneck of referrals along the care continuum. While skilled nursing care has historically made up a small fraction of […]
After years in which Medicare policy and Covid-19 drove more hospital referrals to home health, skilled nursing facilities recently have seen referrals surge, thanks to a variety of factors. Referral trends through January 2023 showed a jump in patients sent to the nursing home while at the same time rejection rates for home health agency […]
As acuity rises in the long-term and post-acute care settings, nursing homes and hospitals are in greater competition for nurses. Nurses may have in the past preferred to work in the traditional hospital setting for the chance to apply their clinical skills in more sophisticated ways, and for higher salaries. But an increase of residents […]
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