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JAMA: A Wider Adoption of Value-Based Care at Nursing Homes Is Stymied by Operational, Financial Challenges
Operational and financial challenges can make it difficult for nursing homes and other health care facilities to transition to the federal government’s Value-Based Program (VBP), which ties payment to quality and outcomes. An editorial published in JAMA Internal Medicine Monday expresses the need for more data and improved measurement of outcomes, better methods of financial […]
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New Staffing Standards Could Reduce Capacity in New Hampshire Nursing Homes
The staffing mandate could significantly reduce the number of available nursing home beds in New Hampshire, according to reporting in the Concord Monitor. The regulations are causing concern among local nursing home administrators. “The impact of the rules could be that we close more beds,” Kathryn Kindopp, administrator of Maplewood Nursing Home in Westmoreland, told […]
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‘A Feasible Plan’: Inside Nursing Homes’ Push for Immigration Reform, Funding for Higher Wages, Workforce Programs
Although there is a chance the federal government’s staffing mandate may be overturned, operators should still be aware of how upcoming changes could impact their operations. This is according to sector experts, who said that while the mandate is well-intentioned, it lacks a comprehensive plan to address the realities of staffing shortages and regional variations […]
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Petersen Health Mulling Offers To Sell Nursing Homes as Dispute With Lender Settled Amid Bankruptcy
The sale of Petersen Health Care’s properties will now proceed after a deal was reached with one of its lenders to allow a court-appointed receiver to maintain operations of the nursing home giant’s eight Illinois facilities. Among the largest nursing home operators in the nation, Petersen filed for bankruptcy in March. The sale of these […]
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PACS CEO: In Tough Landscape for Nursing Homes, Empowering Local Leaders, Serving Higher Acuity, Avoiding ‘Wrong Capital’ Is Crucial
Scaling up by empowering regional operators has long been a successful strategy for nursing home giant PACS Group (NYSE: PACS), but this growth hasn’t come at the expense of losing its identity nor by over-leveraging itself using high-interest debt, according to CEO Jason Murray. For PACS, which debuted on Wall Street in April, its steady […]
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