Finance

LTC insurance premiums can be tax-deductible

If a prospective resident were to ask you about the tax deductibility of long-term care insurance premiums, would you know what to tell him or her? Read More »

Home care workforce set to explode by 2022

Twice as many direct-care jobs will be available in home care than in skilled nursing homes by 2022. How will you compete for direct-care workers? Read More »

Aviv REIT inks $48M acquisition

Chicago-based AvivREIT continues to increase its portfolio of skilled nursing facilities. Read More »

Managing resident personal funds

Tips to avoid financial risks when facilities take responsibility for a resident’s personal banking and purchasing. Read More »

Highmark and Blue Cross of NE Pennsylvania set to merge

Two insurers agree to merge, changing the payer landscape in Pennsylvania. Read More »

Brookdale, Emeritus to merge in $2.8 billion deal

Once the merger of Brookdale Senior Living Inc. and Emeritus Corp. is complete in the third quarter of this year, the company will have communities in 330 markets, near 80 percent of the U.S. population. Read More »

Omnicare’s stock stumbles over 2013 finances

One of long-term care’s largest pharmacy services providers sees unexpectedly low financial numbers in 4Q 2013, but hopes specialty services will boost its numbers in 2014. Read More »

7 strategies for 2014

Grooming your business for 2014 and beyond involves fresh views, retrained skills and new ways to interact with the local markets. Read More »

LTC premium changes depend on gender, marital status, insurer

Long-term care insurance ultimately may help seniors afford your services, but they face premium increases or decreases depending on their gender and marital status, according to a new report. Read More »

Assisted living sees modest pay hikes, lower turnover

The annual assisted living pay rates report is here. How do your organization’s salaries and hourly rates compare to the national averages? Read More »

LTC insurance provider raises the bar for policy rating

No more "fixed-rate forever" policies, says one major long-term care insurance provider, who plans to re-rate insurance policies and tighten benefits on new policies in an attempt to control the soaring costs of long-term care. Read More »

Data power in the managed care era

Long-term care (LTC) companies that acquire and understand their data will be in a much stronger position as hospitals, managed care organizations and accountable care organizations look for LTC partners, experts say. Read More »

Chasing the healthcare dollar

These days, the definitions of "service lines" are blurring as traditionally separate entities merge, partner and expand to capture more and more of the consumer’s healthcare spend. As the lines between payers and providers erode, where will post-acute care end up? Read More »

Kindred widens investments in home hospice care

A major senior care chain adds a significant home health component to its portfolio. Read More »

Nursing care occupancy remains essentially unchanged

According to the latest NIC Map, nursing home occupancy is down from 2012 but holds steady with second-quarter 2013 occupancy data. Read More »

Litigation on the rise for LTC industry

This society’s eagerness to seek legal action against perceived harm or injustice to their loved ones in long-term care gives plaintiffs’ lawyers a wide-open client base to pursue. Read More »

10 cited for innovation, excellence at annual meeting

Live from LeadingAge: 10 individuals or organizations received awards at the annual meeting. Read More »

Assisted living inventory growth still not widespread

Second quarter 2013 data finds that while construction of assisted living communities has grown, most of the activity is concentrated in a small number of metropolitan markets. Read More »

LTC financing is focus of November observance

One organization is using an annual observance to remind the public about the importance of planning for long-term care. Read More »

Health insurance exchanges for small businesses focus of study

If your facility employs 50 or fewer full-time workers, you may be interested in the results of a new study of the new Small Business Health Options Program through which companies like yours can purchase health insurance. Read More »

Know nursing home residents’ financial rights

Ignorance is not bliss when it comes to nursing home residents' financial rights. Make sure you know your responsibilities and that residents know their rights. Read More »

Gentiva buys Harden Healthcare for $408M

Hospice services giant Gentiva expands its dual-eligibles population in an acquisition deal with Harden Healthcare. Read More »

Managed care may be solution for nursing home residents with advanced dementia: study

An alternative to fee-for-service programs may help nursing homes provide appropriate, affordable care for elderly residents with significant cognitive impairment, new research suggests. Read More »

3-day hospital stay alternatives include new eligibility criteria, payment models

Improved policies and payment models could see more individuals being treated in skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities as the country looks for ways to reduce costs and unnecessary hospitalizations, one expert believes. Read More »

Research seeks ways to improve long-term care offerings in reformed healthcare system

An academic powerhouse and several senior living service providers are joining forces to try to find ways to increase the quality of long-term care while decreasing unnecessary healthcare spending. Read More »

3-day hospital stays, hospice surveys under scrutiny

Industry leadership weighs in on proposed “observation stays” legislation and increasing the frequency of hospice recertification surveys. Read More »

Assisted living rate pricing: Impacts on margin

Are you over- or undercharging residents for living in your assisted living facility? Two industry experts offer advice oncapturing variable costs to achieve bottom-line objectives. Read More »

Nursing care occupancy declines not felt everywhere

Second quarter 2013 data from the National Investment Center for the Seniors Housing & Care Industry shows nursing occupancy is down in 15 of the 31 largest metropolitan markets. Read More »

Private SNF care tops $94K per year, insurance survey says

Costs for assisted living, nursing home, adult day care and home healthcare continue to increase for consumers, according to a new survey. Read More »

The power of partnerships

LTC facilities know that the best census maintenance comes from a great relationship with the local referring hospital. But increasingly, the community win-win factor for LTC is in making the right friends, and in partnering with the right local service partners before your competition does Read More »