It’s All About You . . .
According to a September, 2017 press release from NIC, the most recent skilled nursing occupancy rate is 81.7%. Can you beat the odds?
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Tag: medicaid
Is Your Community Prepared to be A First Line of Defense in the Opioid Epidemic?
Elderly adults taking opioid painkillers are 68% more likely to be hospitalized and are 87% more likely to die as those taking over-the-counter pain medication.
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What A Crazy Idea: An EHR System that Helps Seniors Avoid Re-Hospitalization
One of the larger hurdles LTPAC providers face is ensuring that patients follow their treatment plans post-discharge so they don’t end up back in the hospital battling their chronic conditions.
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The Perfect Storm Is Coming: A Unique Approach to Survive It
Gustavo Sapiurka talks about what he calls “the perfect storm” for affordable senior living and assisted care.
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When What Is Best Collides With Special Interest Groups
Managed Care vs. Fee For Service for “Dual Eligible” seniors . . . do you know what is best?
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Mainstreet and Bill Thomas are About to Turn Long-Term Care Upside Down
Mainstreet is changing the game.
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Between a Rock and a Hard Spot: What would you do?
A Navy veteran gets dumped for not cooperation in the Medicaid application process. You would have done it differently I bet.
Read MoreI hate articles like this . . .
I hate articles like this one posted on the AARP website: ‘If I’d Had to Wait Until 67 for Medicare, I’d Be Dead’.
AARP – A Rant
In fairness, I am not a huge fan of AARP. They bill themselves as an organization that exists to protect the interests of seniors and, while they do focus on topics that are important to seniors, they mostly exist to sell products and services to seniors, enriching AARP management.
A CCRC for the Middle Class
In Part 1 of this two part series, I outlined the expanding senior housing/healthcare crisis as described by Jeff Petty. In Part 2, I cover what this model might look like in real life.
Read MoreWhy We Are Doomed to Mediocrity in Caring for Seniors!
The very best part of attending LeadingAge are the conversations.
Yesterday’s general session speaker was Atul Gawande who talked about the US healthcare system as it is today and what it could be.
Read MoreThe Hospital’s Best Friend. . . . Part 1: How we got here!
Kaiser Health News” on the new hospital readmission penalties. Despite of the fact that my article and the Kaiser Health News article were very light on details for senior housing it was widely read.
Read MoreIs There a Problem Here? – (Related to the series, A New Healthcare Paradigm)
On July 16, 2012 Politico published an article titled “Groups to CMS: Slow down”. Some months ago CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) began to allow states to create “pilot” programs where certain individuals...
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