Policy decision making – especially around infection control and prevention – needs to be more inclusive as the sector moves forward. Namely, residents, their family members and direct care staff need to have a seat at the table when it comes to broader decisions on policies. This all starts with a cultural change in long-term […]
RAND Corporation
The skilled nursing industry faces an existential crisis over its future, and 2017 was a year filled with threats — financial and regulatory woes at top providers, plummeting occupancy, and continued reimbursement pressures. But it was also a year that saw promising research illustrating the utility of SNF care and successes in new payment models, […]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is in the midst of a multi-year process to develop new data collection requirements — and the agency still needs skilled nursing facilities in multiple areas around the country to weigh in. CMS and the RAND Corporation last month kicked off the second phase of a program […]
The past week has brought countless stories of devastation and survival at nursing homes in Texas and Louisiana in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, including dramatic footage of the Louisiana National Guard evacuating a nursing home in Orange, Texas and the widely-shared image of residents awaiting aid at a flooded assisted living facility in Dickinson, […]
Older adults bracing themselves for the costs of long-term care can breathe a little easier if they have children, according to a study conducted by the RAND Center for the Study of Aging, which was recently highlighted in a Bloomberg article. The study found that the median stay at SNFs was 10 days, and that […]
Total U.S. demand for skilled nursing care is significantly higher than previously projected, according to a new study from the RAND Corporation. While previous research studies have consistently found that about 35% of older Americans will spend at least one night at a nursing home during their lifetimes, mirroring data from the Department of Health […]
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