The benefit offers many Medicaid beneficiaries—on their own or via providers—access to transportation that otherwise would not be forthcoming.

Three rural SNFs using a model to bring closer clinical scrutiny to patients saw emergency department (ED) trips from their facilities to hospitals decline “substantially.”

Providers have until Sept. 16 to review their performance data prior to the October Nursing Home Compare site refresh, during which the data will be publicly displayed.

A new study finds that individuals with dementia who had access to high-intensity telemedicine had a greater decrease in all emergency department visits over time.

As frailty is associated with negative outcomes such as falls, disability, and even death, as well as increased costs, emergency department visits, and hospital admissions, the authors stress the importance of reducing the burden of frailty.

An OIG report calls for CMS to analyze the potential impact of counting time spent as an outpatient toward the 3-night requirement for SNF services.

Based on changes contained within the final rule, CMS indicates aggregate payments to SNFs will increase in FY20 by $851 million from payments in FY19.

In total, there were 543 health care transactions in the first six months of this year, of which long term care and assisted living together made up 41 percent of the volume.

Researchers have found at least one type of cognitive behavioral intervention to help elders with a fear of falling after a hip fracture may not work any better than “usual” care in reducing anxiety.

The ruling means an interdisciplinary team of caregivers will continue to be able to formulate and implement care plans for up to 12,000 individuals covered by the law, according to CAHF’s president.

Mark Parkinson told a July 23 hearing of the Senate Finance Committee focused on abuse and neglect in SNFs that even one case of a resident being endangered is one too many.

On July 23 the Senate Finance Committee will hold a hearing on “Promoting Elder Justice,” marking the second time since March it has focused on skilled nursing facilities and safety issues.

The highlight for the RoP draft rule is that CMS wants to delay by one year some of the Phase 3 requirements, while the arbitration final rule negates a ban on pre-dispute arbitration agreements.

Even considering that high-dose vaccines cost $20 more than standard-dose vaccines, there was a net financial savings to Medicare of $526 for patients who received the higher dose, researchers found.

Dropping occupancy for skilled nursing and assisted living reflects a broader trend that sees overall senior housing rates decreasing to 87.8 percent, from 87.9 percent a year ago.

Mark Parkinson says the key to being successful with employee engagement has much to do with kindness and seeking out a mutual connection.

A bipartisan proposal would change the way the SNF value-based purchasing law reads by raising the amount of quality measures in the program.

Company leader offers insights into what it takes to assume the task of charting a new path for care communities that enter receivership.

For the fifth year in a row, AHCA/NCAL has been named one of The Washington Post’s Top Workplaces. New this year is association head Mark Parkinson being singled out as Top CEO in the small-employer category for 2019.

CMS says it wants to update e-prescribing standards to reduce the regulatory burden on providers and speed access to needed medications for Medicare Part D beneficiaries.

AHCA denounces a proposal from the Trump administration that would impose tariffs on Chinese-supplied critical health care products used in nursing facilities.

The partnership will facilitate improved care transitions across 140 of Consulate’s facilities with the tens of thousands of providers on the Collective Medical network.