Top Trends That Will Shape the Skilled Nursing Sector in 2024

Margins squeezed by interest rates and inflation, staffing shortages amid a draconian staffing mandate proposal, an invasion of Medicare Advantage and mixed efforts at adapting to Minimum Data Set (MDS) changes are among a litany of the challenges facing the skilled nursing sector at the start of 2024. However, all is not doom and gloom […]

‘Resurrection of Nursing’: Cantex, Touchstone, Brickyard Execs Talk PDPM, Portfolio Diversification, Staffing

Nursing home operators that were able to diversify their businesses and adjust to the patient-driven payment model (PDPM) while battling through Covid-19 now find themselves in a position of strength. This was one message that top operator executives delivered last week at Skilled Nursing News’ CLINICAL conference in Washington, D.C. They discussed how Covid-era practices […]

New Skilled Nursing Payment Model Raises Medicare Advantage Questions

Providers that have learned to navigate the Medicare Advantage ecosystem will likely have a leg up when approaching the new payment model for skilled nursing facilities, but many questions still remain about how managed care plans will adapt under the coming system. The Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) reflects an ongoing push toward rewarding therapy providers […]

New Skilled Nursing Payment Plan Shows CMS Listened to Providers

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) shook the skilled nursing world last week by rolling out a proposal for a new payment model, replacing the structure that the industry had been anticipating for a year. But several experts say that operators should look at the changes as positive updates made with providers in […]