Top Skilled Nursing Trends for 2025

Despite the sector continuing to grapple with staffing shortages, rising operational costs, and regulatory uncertainty, emerging trends have skilled nursing leaders gearing up for a positive 2025, with fewer challenges and more opportunities on the horizon. As we look ahead, several key trends are expected to shape the sector from regulatory shifts to financial turbulence, […]

Nursing Home Providers Adjust to Optum Exiting Medicare Advantage I-SNPs in Several Regions

Optum is scaling back its Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans for nursing home and assisted living residents in several regions. The health care services arm of insurance giant UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UHG), Optum, made headlines earlier this year for workforce cuts. Now, the company is shutting down Institutional Special Needs Plans (I-SNPs) in several states, […]

Diversicare, Avamere, Good Sam Execs on Whether CMS’ Nursing Home Facility Assessments Are ‘Holistic’ or ‘Redundant’

The new facility assessments for nursing homes, which went into effect on Thursday, are prompting mixed reviews from nursing home operators regarding their utility. The feedback ranges from assessments being a surprisingly useful tool for enhancing transparency in communication and fine-tuning staffing needs for ever-changing patient acuity, to concerns that they are costly and redundant. […]