In the months leading up to the implementation of a new Medicare payment model for skilled nursing facilities, various voices predicted an exodus of smaller, mom-and-pop operators who’d rather call it a career than adapt to a completely new reimbursement system. But only a few months after the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) took effect last […]
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The nation’s skilled nursing facilities saw a slight uptick in occupancy between the second and third quarters of 2018, though census remains well below the previous year’s totals — and analysts stress that it’s not time to celebrate the gain as a Christmas miracle just yet. SNFs were 82.2% full in the third quarter of […]