11+ hour, 19+ min ago  (313+ words) Credit to my colleague Jim Berklan for his clear-eyed take on last Thursday's PACS Group earnings call." He nailed the headline numbers. But what stuck with me after reading his story was something quieter, something bigger: a change in the…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (814+ words) In post-acute care, Medicare is not an abstract federal program. It is Mrs. Thompson's therapy after a hip fracture. It is Mr. Alvarez's swallow evaluation after a stroke. It is oxygen delivered to a home so someone can breathe a…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago  (672+ words) Federal regulators have thrown nursing homes in several states a short funding lifeline, but operators will still lose millions of dollars starting next year thanks to the phaseout of provider taxes on managed care organizations. While nursing home provider taxes…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago  (575+ words) Civil monetary penalties can significantly reduce provider margins, increase short-term debt and threaten fiscal stability " especially when they strip providers of the equivalent of a full day's operating expenses or more. Those are the conclusions of a new study reviewing…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (772+ words) In long-term care, few changes feel more consequential than altering how medications are administered. Medication passes are not just a task; they are deeply tied to assessment, observation and relationship. For many clinical leaders, the idea of introducing a personal…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (384+ words) Nursing homes that raise caregiver wages to stay competitive need help from both industry stakeholders and rulemakers in order to stay "financially viable" in the short run, researchers say. A $1 increase in hourly registered nurse wages was associated with a…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (262+ words) About 2.9 million people, or an estimated 1 in 10 Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollees, will be disenrolled from their plans in 2026, according to a February research letter published in the Journal of the American Medical Association." This included 752,091 plan county observations representing 192,675,082 enrollee-years…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (291+ words) Patients on traditional Medicare plans were less likely to have access to certain stroke-preventing care versus those on Medicare Advantage but were also more likely to receive intensive post-stroke care and rehabilitation, according to a January study published in the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (678+ words) While Sabra Health Care REIT has lessened its appetite for skilled nursing lately, its reshaping of that majority slice of its portfolio remains notably upbeat. Company leaders outlined a tempered skilled-nursing investment strategy in skilled care during Friday's fourth-quarter earnings…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (205+ words) Dual eligibles with complex medical needs more likely to receive nursing home care than HCBS, study finds'McKnight's Long-Term Care News While Black and female participants had a higher likelihood of initiating LTSS with HCBS, participants with older age, an Alzheimer's…...