A resident’s quality of care compelled Genesis HealthCare to enter a settlement agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) earlier this week. The settlement follows a complaint that Genesis failed to provide a qualified interpreter to an deaf resident at its skilled nursing facility (SNF) in Randallstown, Maryland.… Read More »
While some herald the Affordable Care Act as a much-needed reform bill that will change the face of the healthcare industry, others say it may contribute to forcing up to half of the nation’s hospitals and long-term care facilities into a merger or out of business altogether in upcoming years. A lot of factors play… Read More »
Top executives from several different senior living companies weighed in on a variety of topics ranging from adjusting strategies to accommodate rising acuity levels to thoughts on development versus acquisitions at the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry’s (NIC) annual national conference, held last week in Chicago, Ill. Here’s a collection… Read More »
In an effort to alleviate the growing—and costly—problem of patient rehospitalizations, skilled nursing and rehabilitation care provider Genesis HealthCare is partnering with Johns Hopkins Hospital’s Bayview campus in a $20 million project that will address this issue specifically. The announcement comes just days before new rehospitalization penalties are set to begin kicking in on October… Read More »
The nursing home industry is in the midst of a culture change toward person-centered care, and it’s also figuring out how to benefit from healthcare reform initiatives seeking to cost-effecitvely improve care quality and reduce hospital readmissions. Skilled nursing providers are figuring out ways to stay current and keep up with trends as they seek to… Read More »
The nursing home industry is in the midst of a culture change toward person-centered care, and it’s also figuring out how to benefit from healthcare reform initiatives seeking to cost-effectively improve care quality and reduce hospital readmissions. Here’s what Genesis HealthCare is doing to diversify its skilled nursing offering to accommodate both short-term and long-term needs.… Read More »
1. AHCA Announces Recipients of 2012 National Quality Award Program The American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) recently announced the recipients of the 2012 National Quality Award program. A total of 458 skilled nursing or assisted living facilities from across the country earned a Bronze, Silver or Gold from… Read More »
The skilled nursing industry is being swept by culture change, but despite relative uncertainty tied to fluctuating Medicare reimbursements and constrained Medicaid budgets, nursing homes aren’t becoming obsolete by any means; rather, care models are changing to reflect what consumers expect—and what healthcare reform demands. The traditional model of long-term care nursing homes is getting… Read More »
Construction: Planned Erickson Living Plans Colorado CCRC Expansion, Hires Contractor Erickson Living’s Wind Crest retirement community has selected Brinkmann Constructors as the general contractor for its newest neighborhood. The four-story continuing care neighborhood is currently under design and will have 128 residences offering assisted living, memory care, post-acute rehabilitation, and long-term nursing care services to… Read More »
Senior Care Tech Innovation Shines at TedMed 2013
The Innovation Series is Brought to you by Care Innovations, a joint venture between Intel Corporation and GE, committed to creating technology-based solutions that give people confidence to live independently, wherever they are. With GE’s expertise in healthcare and Intel’s expertise in technology – we’re innovating to change the way care and solutions are delivered.… Read More »
Will Google’s Robo-Cars Drive Senior Independence?
The Innovation Series is Brought to you by Care Innovations, a joint venture between Intel Corporation and GE, committed to creating technology-based solutions that give people confidence to live independently, wherever they are. With GE’s expertise in healthcare and Intel’s expertise in technology – we’re innovating to change the way care and solutions are delivered.… Read More »
“Digital Pills” Could Help Senior Care With More Than Just Meds
The Innovation Series is Brought to you by Care Innovations, a joint venture between Intel Corporation and GE, committed to creating technology-based solutions that give people confidence to live independently, wherever they are. With GE’s expertise in healthcare and Intel’s expertise in technology – we’re innovating to change the way care and solutions are delivered.… Read More »
On the Record: Tana Gall, Partner & President of Leisure Care
Tana Gall, president of Seattle-based retirement community management company Leisure Care, made the leap into the senior living industry almost 19 years ago after being lured away from a job in advertising and marketing. Since then, she has used her extensive knowledge of her own company and the industry as a whole as she leads Leisure… Read More »
On the Record: Scott Brinker, EVP of Investments at Health Care REIT
One of 2012′s biggest senior living deals, the $845 million acquisition of Sunrise Senior Living by Health Care REIT, Inc. (NYSE:HCN) in a transaction that spun off the company’s management team and gave Sunrise investors $14.50 per share, was completed two weeks ago but continues to grow as joint venture interests are bought out. The… Read More »
On the Record: Alan Rosenbloom, President of The Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care
The nursing home industry hasn’t exactly had the easiest of paths for the past fifteen or so years, especially after Congress’s Balanced Budget Act of 1997 attempted to restructure the Medicare reimbursement system and ended up cutting about $16 billion from the program, instead of the originally intended reduction of about $9-10 million. Alan G. Rosenbloom,… Read More »
