From Bane to Boon: ‘Big Change’ in MDS Can Improve Quality and Profits for Nursing Homes

Since last October’s Minimum Data Set (MDS) changes – considered the most significant since 2011 – nursing homes have faced more rigorous regulatory requirements and administrative burdens to implement them. However, these changes can serve as renewed opportunities to improve resident care through an interdisciplinary team approach, which can result in savings. To draw success, […]

How Nursing Homes Can Find Value Via New Ways of Partnering with Managed Care Plans

As value-based care increasingly becomes more prevalent in the nursing home industry, providers continue to straddle traditional Medicare fee for service (FFS) and a plethora of managed care plans. But there are arrangements that can allow organizations to be both payer and provider, or partner with those that already occupy both worlds. Amy Kaszak, executive […]

Eduro Acquires 7 Texas SNFs; White Oak Structures Financing for 5 Nursing Homes

Utah-based skilled nursing company Eduro Healthcare recently acquired seven facilities in the San Antonio, Texas area, bringing the total count in the state to 15. Eduro first entered the Texas market in April 2021, and has seen success as operational and delivery of care changes are implemented, according to a news release. “Having worked in […]

SNFs That Don’t Embrace Technology Will Be ‘Left Out in the Cold’

In a health care system that’s adopted new ways to track patients with electronic health records (EHRs) and share structured data through health information exchanges (HIE), nursing homes have been a little slow to modernize. But providing better documentation workflows and embracing more efficient technologies will be a must for SNFs moving forward, Dr. Frank […]