SNFs should use looming funding threats to take the long view
Originally published in McKnight’s By Patrick McCormick Skilled nursing facilities are facing a barrage of challenges to their business. Falling occupancy rates, wage pressures, and…
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5 questions to ask when selecting an assisted-living facility for your parents
Originally published in American City Business Journals By Patrick McCormick There’s about to be a boom of aging Baby Boomers. By 2030, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates…
In addition to caring for patients, SNFs must take care of business
Originally published in McKnight’s By Betsy Rust Nursing homes have an epidemic health problem these days, but it’s not in their patient population, it’s on…
Three stars will be the new one star
Originally published in McKnight’s By Betsy Rust Nursing home operators call it low occupancy. Medicare insiders call it a declining census. Economists call it excess…
A compelling case study in senior health
Originally published in McKnight’s By Betsy Rust Healthcare for seniors these days all too often focuses on the ill and the infirm, bedridden and beholden…
Nursing homes fade even as baby boomers age
Originally published in STAT By Betsy Rust As the senior population grows, it’s easy to think that nursing homes will be popping up everywhere. In fact, the…
Transitions ahead for nursing homes
Originally published in McKnight’s By Betsy Rust As a silver tsunami of seniors approaches on the demographic horizon, nursing homes and hospitals are preparing by…
Payroll-Based Journal Reporting system should lose a star
Originally published in McKnight’s By Betsy Rust “I’m with the government, and I’m here to help.” Sense a little irony in that statement? If so,…
Compensation for better outcomes and costs
Originally published in McKnight’s By Betsy Rust As the Darwinian economics of healthcare in the United States evolve, skilled nursing facilities and physicians must learn…
Network participation critical to LTC’s future
Originally published in McKnight’s Long-Term Care News By Betsy Rust The finances of running a long-term care facility long have seemed like Monopoly. With each…