Medicaid Pays 82 Cents on the Dollar. That Hurts These Nursing Homes Most
McKnight's Long-Term Care News
New research adds to growing concerns about how Medicaid underpayments can undermine nursing home care, demonstrating the influence of state payments on facility-level spending for staffing and operational needs. Read more.
GUIDE Unworkable for Some SNF and Home Health Providers, CMS Open to Fixes
Skilled Nursing News
The GUIDE (Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience) model is proving difficult to implement for some providers who initially were excited about it, with one large nursing home provider already exiting the program. An official with CMS said that lessons learned from early experiences in the program will inform changes. Read more.
Demand, Inflation Undercut Effect of Higher Physical Therapy Salaries: Senior Care Challenged
McKnight's Long-Term Care News
Even as the median salary for full-time physical therapists working in geriatrics hit the $100,000 mark, pay increases failed to keep up with inflation. That's among the findings of two related reports issued by the American Physical Therapy Association. Read more.
The Complexities of Assisted Living Fire Evacuation Planning
Provider Magazine
The popularity of assisted living communities continues to grow as aging individuals seek to simplify their lives while receiving limited support and maintaining a high level of independence. A fatal fire that occurred earlier this year has reignited the conversation around assisted living fire evacuation planning. Read more.