It’s Hard to Know Who to Blame . . .
Given the state of the healthcare business and human nature, I find myself more and more favoring managed care plans
Read Moreby Steve Moran | Jun 5, 2014 | Life Enrichment | 0 |
Given the state of the healthcare business and human nature, I find myself more and more favoring managed care plans
Read Moreby Steve Moran | Jan 24, 2013 | Sales & Marketing | 9 |
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.
by Sage Age | Sep 6, 2012 | Sales & Marketing | 4 |
Last week I provided some context as to how Medicare was compelled to implement the new hospital readmission penalties. With this rule change, they have created a great opportunity for skilled nursing facilities and medical model assisted living communities to improve their market position.
Read Moreby Sage Age | Aug 26, 2012 | Sales & Marketing | 5 |
According to Kaiser Health News beginning October 2012, more than 2,000 hospitals will see a penalty of up to 1% for excessive re-admissions. Current statistics show that 1 in 5 Medicare residents are readmitted within 30 days of discharge. This is bad for the patients and expensive for all of us.
Read Moreby Sage Age | Jun 28, 2012 | Sales & Marketing | 7 |
“Patients with Alzheimer’s disease face an increased chance of adverse outcomes within one year of being hospitalized . . .”I swiped the headline without apology from this article. . . .Setting The StageLast...
Read Moreby Steve Moran | May 11, 2012 | Development | 14 |
I spent the last three days at the Aging Services of California (not-for-profit owners and...
Read Moreby Sage Age | Apr 19, 2012 | Sales & Marketing | 12 |
A quick Reminder: My survey on the use of social media by senior housing housing communities is still open and I would appreciate it, if you would participate. Take the survey HERE Miserable useless burden, is...
Read Moreby Steve Moran | Feb 9, 2012 | Development | 7 |
Last week I challenged the Kaiser Family Foundation article that predicted an impending critical shortage of nursing home beds (You can read that article HERE). My premise was not that there is no problem, but rather that they...
Read Moreby Steve Moran | Feb 2, 2012 | Development | 40 |
This past week Kaiser Health News published an article titled “The Coming Nursing Home Shortage”...
Read Moreby Steve Moran | Jan 26, 2012 | Sales & Marketing | 0 |
This guest blog was written by Matt Anderson of Marden Rehabilitation With the recent CMS changes, it is going to be more important than ever to partner up with a quality therapy company. Because compliance and quality...
Read Moreby Steve Moran | Sep 1, 2011 | Sales & Marketing | 31 |
The 11.1% Medicare Cuts to Skilled Nursing Communities I confess that this is a politically...
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