Change is never easy, and the change that faces Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) providers this year is a big one. As CMS changes the way they reimburse SNF providers for the care they provide to Medicare recipients after more than two decades of the prospective payment system (PPS), SNF providers have reason for concern. As
“A sense of purpose is best acquired when one has a sense of agency; that is, the power to affect one’s own destiny.” – Dr. G. Allen Power, Dementia Beyond Disease To define engagement, it helps to first look at how other industries approach it. In the housing industry, for example, successful resident engagement means
Technology has fundamentally shifted how we are able to interact with and treat residents. For example, one of the areas we are seeing the benefits of technology in senior care is through the use of photography in the care and treatment of wounds. With it, there are significant and undeniable clinical benefits to be gained by
In the current age of technology, the senior living industry is changing and we are continually hearing a lot more about data as it relates to management. With the tools to track and measure costs and outcomes, senior living providers have access to new data every day, and plenty of it. Because of this, senior
Payment changes always start a flurry of activity. There is planning, learning and then we dig deep into what it actually means. We need to understand how this will impact reimbursement, how this hits the bottom line, and we need to figure out how to maximize revenue. Right now, we are fixated on the payment
What is the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM)?PDPM is a fundamental change in the way skilled nursing homes are reimbursed for Medicare A services. This method moves skilled nursing in the direction of the Unified Payment System required in the Impact Act for all post-acute care. It will also align reimbursement with the shift from volume
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To understand the level of antibiotic stewardship taking place in LTC facilities, we collaborated with the CDC to research their current state.
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