Becker's Healthcare August 6, 2025
An increase in Medicaid reimbursement funds being used for direct care compensation does not always correlate to an increase in nursing hours per resident day within skilled nursing facilities, according to an HHS report published Aug. 4.
For the report, HHS analyzed and compared the percentage of direct care compensation received through Medicaid reimbursement and staffing levels, measured as nursing hours per resident day, at 26 nursing facilities in 2018 and 2021.
Here are five things to know from the report:
- Of the 26 skilled nursing facilities, nine were government-owned, 10 were nonprofit and seven were for-profit facilities.
More than half of the facilities — five government-owned, nine nonprofit and three for-profit — increased the percentage of...
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