November 2023

Q: My facility is going through a Medicare UPIC review and received several denials followed by a demand letter requiring repayment. What are options for appealing and paying?

Q: I’m concerned about the proposed CMS nursing home staffing mandate. Will hardship exemptions save operators who have difficulty meeting staffing needs? 

Healthcare consulting services firm Pathway Health has developed a new workforce initiative designed to address the urgent need to fill leadership roles in long-term care and senior living. 

The fall conference season is often used by vendors to highlight recent upgrades that make platforms and technology tools in general more supportive across the care continuum.  

Indiana has recommended several companies to provide Medicaid managed care to seniors but by early October had yet to issue $15 billion in contracts.

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Skilled care operators now find themselves on the bad business end of many a pointed finger.

The ongoing nursing shortage is also limiting the pool of wound care nurses. 

Taken as a snapshot in time, 2023 has had the early markings of a healthy rebound for most senior living sectors, including skilled nursing, emphasized by occupancy gains.