medicare Archives - Senior Living Foresight

It’s All About You . . .

by Steve Moran | Dec 27, 2017 | Leadership | 0 |

According to a September, 2017 press release from NIC, the most recent skilled nursing occupancy rate is 81.7%. Can you beat the odds?

Is Your Community Prepared to be A First Line of Defense in the Opioid Epidemic?

by Pam McDonald | Dec 8, 2017 | Life Enrichment | 0 |

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.

What A Crazy Idea: An EHR System that Helps Seniors Avoid Re-Hospitalization

by Pam McDonald | Sep 18, 2017 | Life Enrichment | 0 |

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.

The Ins and Outs of Medicare Health Plans

by Jacquelyn Kung | Sep 15, 2017 | Sales & Marketing | 0 |

Friends and family often ask about how to go about choosing Medicare plans . . . so here is a brief run down of the system.

Better Outcomes, Less Re-Admits: Is It Really This Easy?

by Susan Saldibar | Aug 28, 2017 | Life Enrichment | 0 |

What happened to rehab?

When What Is Best Collides With Special Interest Groups

by Steve Moran | May 23, 2017 | Leadership | 0 |

Managed Care vs. Fee For Service for “Dual Eligible” seniors . . . do you know what is best?

Signature Healthcare Dips Into The Medicare Advantage Business

by Steve Moran | Jul 28, 2016 | Leadership | 0 |

I recently interviewed Alicia Heazlitt — the Director of Corporate Development & Innovation for Signature Healthcare out of Louisville, Kentucky — regarding their just launched captive Medicare Advantage HMO for Signature Nursing Home residents in Kentucky.

The 5 Star System is Being Gamed … According to the New York Times

by Steve Moran | Aug 28, 2014 | Leadership | 10 |

We are in a brave new world when it comes to paying for skilled nursing care. There are Senior HMO’s, post-acute provider networks and a wide variety of ACO’s.