13+ hour, 58+ min ago  (342+ words) Amid rising patient acuity, Optum's value-based care (VBC) initiatives and more active, data-driven clinical management " particularly around hospital discharge and care transitions " have reduced admissions to nursing homes. "We're already seeing inpatient skilled nursing admissions trending sharply below historical levels,…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago  (209+ words) The American Health Care Association's (AHCA) 2026 Quality Update released Tuesday finds that nursing homes are making measurable progress in quality, outcomes and workforce stability in the post-COVID era. Among long-stay residents with more complex needs, outcomes also improved significantly, with…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (1022+ words) kschneider2991 / pixabay | CC0 With reimbursement for brand name drugs sharply decreasing under the Inflation Reduction Act, long-term care pharmacies are having to make difficult decisions that will have a lasting impact on nursing home residents." The law disrupts long-term care pharmacies" business…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (916+ words) Chiem Seherin / Pixabay | CC0 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on Thursday issued its Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System (SNF PPS) proposed rule, increasing Medicare rates by 2. 4%. The federal agency is also proposing to remove two measures from…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (841+ words) congerdesign / pixabay | CC0 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is testing out a new preventative value-based care model with a possible path for nursing homes to get involved " if they have a robust dementia care program, innovative activities programs…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (493+ words) Institutional Special Needs Plans (I-SNPs) can increase on-site care and reduce hospital use for nursing home residents, policy analysts with a nonpartisan agency that advises the U. S. Congress on Medicare policy said Friday, cautiously endorsing expansion of the I-SNP footprint in…...

2+ week, 14+ hour ago  (952+ words) Janeke88 / Pixabay | CC0 Maintaining quality of care with slim resources, while seeing patient acuity continue to rise, keeps nursing home clinicians up at night " and these challenges are compounded by insurance pressures, particularly from Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. Varion Walton, VP of…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (672+ words) Rising patient complexity " including psychiatric conditions " and "supercharged" financial pressures are pushing skilled nursing operators to focus on leadership development and easing clinical burdens with clever fixes. "SNFs have always been vulnerable to payment pressures but they are supercharged right…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (937+ words) Pixabay / hainguyenrp | CC0 Nursing homes in Ohio are navigating uncertainty from two directions: the ongoing saga of overdue quality incentive payments (QIPs) and longer-term reimbursement changes included in state legislation. The Ohio Supreme Court ruled in favor of nursing home groups…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (722+ words) PACS Group (NYSE: PACS) executives shared updates Tuesday on the company's 2026 outlook " and its ongoing federal investigation " with CEO Jason Murray stating that the Utah-based nursing home operator is a different organization after the crisis surrounding the investigation into its…...