Skilled Nursing News

Cascadia Healthcare is on track to become Oregon's largest post-acute care provider with plans to acquire 11 facilities from Sapphire Health Services, a

Walking away from a Medicare Advantage plan may be disruptive, but some of the largest nursing home providers haven't hesitated to cut ties with plans that fail to reimburse adequately. They say the risks can outweigh the rewards, particularly when promis

The value-based care payment model, Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM), is confronting challenges related to communication and interoperability across hospitals and nursing homes, including the timely identification of potential TEAM-eligibl

A wave of nursing home acquisitions by out-of-state chains has coincided with declining care quality in Massachusetts. The state's post-pandemic

Eighty-five percent. Of the roughly 130,000 people enrolled nationwide in institutional special needs plans, or I-SNPs, about 85% reside in nursing homes1. That represents approximately 12% of the total nursing home population. And it represents a major o

Massachusetts nursing home operator RegalCare Management Group and two of its executives have agreed to pay $1 million to resolve allegations that the company submitted false claims to Medicare and Medicaid for medically unnecessary rehabilitation therapy

The latest update to the Minimum Data Set addresses a major concern for providers facing state case-mid audits and medical reviews, which often demand additional or conflicting documentation. But these updates by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Serv

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Nursing homes are facing greater pressure to prove their value as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) holds hospitals and ACOs more accountable for post-discharge costs, readmissions, length of stay and patient outcomes - factors that can

Nursing homes and home health agencies in Wisconsin have had to scrap plans years in the making to hire workers from overseas, after the Trump administration suspended almost all refugee programs. One nursing home operator in Sparta invested more than $10