Nursing Home Visitation Will Rest on Case Count Declines, COVID Variants — Not Vaccination Rates

Though vaccinations are speeding up in skilled nursing facilities across the country, visitation policies still rely on state and county guidance that hinges on the number of COVID-19 cases both in surrounding communities and inside nursing homes. In turn, states and other local authorities will likely look toward Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) […]

New Physician Group Targets ‘Tremendous Challenge’ of Readmissions, Clinician Turnover in Skilled Nursing

As hospitals have increased pressure to reduce post-acute lengths of stay, and nursing homes take on higher-acuity patients, the skilled nursing space has grappled with the dueling potential for great financial gains — along with heightened risks in appropriately managing this population. One emerging strategy focuses on embedding higher-level clinicians, including physicians and advanced-practice nurses, […]