Skilled Nursing News August 23, 2024
The rising acuity at nursing homes alongside increasingly stringent government regulation, is raising operational risk – and litigation – leaving facilities “overwhelmed” in its wake.
As residents increasingly age in place for longer, they are arriving at skilled nursing facilities with more serious health conditions. This trend, combined with regulatory pressures and heightened scrutiny from external payers, including Medicare Advantage plans, has amplified the risks of running a nursing home, experts said.
“Long-term care and senior living operators are dealing with a confluence of factors. It certainly is a very interesting – and evolving – turbulent time right now,” said Nisha Hammel, VP of reimbursement policy and population health at the American Heath Care Association (AHCA). “Individuals are coming...
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