3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (334+ words) Indiana nursing homes are owed $462 million in back payments under the state's Medicaid program due to delays caused by the transition to managed care, which has created administrative complexities. The issues stem from changes to the Path Ways for Aging…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (672+ words) Rising patient complexity " including psychiatric conditions " and "supercharged" financial pressures are pushing skilled nursing operators to focus on leadership development and easing clinical burdens with clever fixes. "SNFs have always been vulnerable to payment pressures but they are supercharged right…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (467+ words) The effectiveness of civil money penalties (CMPs) in nursing homes has long been questioned by both operators and resident advocates, and a policy brief released Wednesday by the Rockefeller Institute of Government questions whether CMS is setting penalties that truly…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (937+ words) Pixabay / hainguyenrp | CC0 Nursing homes in Ohio are navigating uncertainty from two directions: the ongoing saga of overdue quality incentive payments (QIPs) and longer-term reimbursement changes included in state legislation. The Ohio Supreme Court ruled in favor of nursing home groups…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (722+ words) PACS Group (NYSE: PACS) executives shared updates Tuesday on the company's 2026 outlook " and its ongoing federal investigation " with CEO Jason Murray stating that the Utah-based nursing home operator is a different organization after the crisis surrounding the investigation into its…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (970+ words) markusspiske / Pixabay | CC0 Private equity (PE) ownership is linked to 11% higher mortality rates in nursing homes, as well as 4. 4% fewer nurses, 25% higher in-hospital complications and 10-times higher bankruptcy risk, with 34 health care bankruptcies in 2023 alone. The report released Tuesday attributes the…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (307+ words) Long-term care (LTC) corporate executives saw salary increases of 3. 36% in 2025, continuing a gradual slowdown in pay growth compared with 3. 52% in 2024 and 3. 69% in 2023, according to compensation data released Thursday. The findings come from the 20252026 Multi-Facility Corporate Compensation Report published by Hospital…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (490+ words) LTC Properties (NYSE: LTC) plans to continue shrinking its skilled nursing footprint in favor of the less risky senior housing assets in 2026, with skilled nursing investments eventually falling to under a third of its total holdings by the end of…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (984+ words) geralt / Pixabay | CC0 American Healthcare REIT's (NYSE: AHR) strong fourth-quarter and full-year results were fueled largely by performance at its Trilogy assets. The portfolio also benefited from a more favorable payer mix, with growth in Medicare and Medicare Advantage and reduced…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (725+ words) High interest rates aren't slowing nursing home mergers and acquisitions. Strong fundamentals and returning bank activity, following a period of restraint, are keeping deals flowing in 2026. Although rising borrowing costs make financing more challenging, the sector's solid financial performance has…...