1+ week, 6+ day ago   (453+ words) Nursing home operators are getting a clearer picture of the Medicaid-rate environment – modest increases for most, while other states are seeing no change. Eleven states have reported their Medicaid rate cycle turnover since July 1, with West Virginia seeing the highest…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (309+ words) A three-facility, 347-bed skilled nursing portfolio in Michigan changed hands. Meanwhile, a three-facility, 360-bed portfolio in New Mexico was also sold. 347-bed SNF sold in Michigan Evans Senior Investments (ESI) completed the sale of a three-facility, 347-bed skilled nursing portfolio…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (361+ words) Recruiting and retaining qualified clinical staff continues to be one of the greatest operational and financial concerns for nursing homes and other long-term care providers, according to the July 2026 Ziegler CFO Hotline survey released Wednesday. And although staffing conditions across…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago   (739+ words) zack Mccarthy | CC BY 2.0 The rise of payviders — integrated payer-provider organizations with significant scale and market influence — is shifting the balance of power across healthcare, including skilled nursing. Payviders are expected to continue growing in certain markets, particularly in areas…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (324+ words) Skilled Nursing News CMS is proposing new provider enrollment safeguards aimed at reducing fraud, waste and abuse. Although included in the Calendar Year 2027 Home Health Prospective Payment System (PPS) proposed rule, the enrollment provisions would apply across all Medicare provider…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1028+ words) Managed Medicaid hasn’t always worked well for nursing home providers, with some states modifying or scrapping their programs due to payment lags and higher costs – the latest casualty being Indiana’s program. And yet, managed Medicaid is expected to spread across…...

3+ mon, 5+ day ago   (764+ words) Ylanite / Pixabay | CC0 While declining relationships, payment and care delivery misalignment have come to define the nursing home sector’s overall experience with Medicare Advantage, successful strategies to manage managed care have come into focus. Among those strategies, providers have found that…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (834+ words) Skilled nursing is an increasingly active sector for real estate investors due to several factors, including an increased appreciation that SNFs are part of the United States’ “social infrastructure,” according to Jonathan Slusher, Partner and Head of Senior Living and…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (946+ words) Nursing home operators are adopting a healthy mix of technological investment and structured processes, always with a goal of improving quality outcomes and empowering leadership. But, determining where and how much to invest in a given technology can be tricky....

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1085+ words) geralt / Pixabay | CC0 Leaders with the Ensign Group (Nasdaq: ENSG) pushed back on concerns about slowing demand for skilled nursing amid a continued shift toward home and community-based services, and increased scrutiny from payers in the nursing home sector, stating that…...