We are joined by Kunaal Goel, Vice President Analytics & Insights at Sentrics, as we explore the transformative power of data in senior living. Together, we unravel the intricacies of leveraging data to not only improve resident well-being but also streamline operational efficiencies within senior living communities. By the conclusion of our conversation, listeners will gain a comprehensive understanding of how data can be a catalyst for positive change in senior living, empowering them with...
Jan 24, 2024•17 min
The Medicare payment reduction in the home health final rule is making it difficult for providers to operate, David Grams, CEO of Compassus, told McKnight’s Home Care in a podcast. To make up for some of the financial pressures, providers have to exercise “a better stewardship of resources,” he said. This entails being mindful of staffing numbers as well as the allocation of capacity to help patients access home care from the hospital, said Grams who was in Washington, DC, as recently as this we...
Jan 11, 2024•18 min•Ep. 176
Does every nursing home need a value-based care strategy today? The answer, says Brian Fuller, ATI Advisory’s new managing director of value-based care design and delivery, is “unequivocally yes.” The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services continues to promote a shift to have all Medicare beneficiaries engaged in some type of value-based care by 2030, with the goal to be at 60% by the end of 2024. That’s bringing added pressure to skilled nursing providers, many of whom may still be confus...
Jan 09, 2024•15 min•Ep. 175
The national Center for Excellence in Assisted Living in 2003 began to advance the well-being of those who live and work in assisted living through research, practice and policy. CEAL@UNC ushered in a new era for the organization, expanding its capacity to do that work. Sheryl Zimmerman, MSW, PhD, executive director of the newly established CEAL@UNC, discusses how the organization is working to develop evidence, bolster the workforce and promote evidence-based practices and policies in assisted ...
Jan 04, 2024•16 min•Ep. 174
As one of the fastest-growing home care franchisors in the nation, SYNERGY HomeCare has to be nimble to support the needs of both clients and franchisees. The company is constantly updating its product strategy and pioneering new ways to deliver compassionate care to put its most important people forward, according to Chief Executive Officer Charlie Young. And though challenges like a new joint-employer standard and possible 80/20 Medicaid payment rule loom on the horizon, a person-focused appro...
Dec 21, 2023•21 min•Ep. 173
Join us as we explore the transformative influence of technology on the evolution of value-based care. Leaders from MatrixCare, a key technology solution, and Mark Parkinson, President of AHCA, join us to discuss the challenges faced by post-acute providers in the ever-changing world of value-based care. Together, we’ll uncover the role of technology in overcoming these challenges and shaping the future of healthcare. Join this insightful conversation that brings together technological expertise...
Dec 19, 2023•32 min
Join us for an engaging conversation with a seasoned long-term care operator who has taken bold steps in business diversification. Whether developing new levels of service or expanding clinical care offerings, discover how they’re changing their models of care and longstanding personnel structure to boost their reputation and bottom line.
Nov 30, 2023•38 min
How is research helping to define the future of senior living? Lisa McCracken, the new head of research and analytics for the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care, recently spent a few minutes with McKnight’s Senior Living Content Editor Kimberly Bonvissuto to answer that question, as well as to discuss how the field has changed and what excites her moving into 2024.
Nov 30, 2023•15 min•Ep. 171
Maintaining a strong workforce, managing referral sources and cultivating the best clients are challenges that all providers face. Carl Bossung, co-founder and CEO of Indiana-based personal care provider Senior1Care, has created some unique solutions for these areas. For his family-run business, Bossung and his son have built a home care community employing more than 500 trained and dedicated workers serving clients at four locations across the state. To Bossung, success depends on having the ri...
Nov 30, 2023•17 min•Ep. 172
How technology can help address workforce challenges as the industry evolves
Nov 29, 2023•20 min
Hiring continues to be a massive challenge in the healthcare space, so facilities need to offer what job seekers are looking for in order to stand out and attract the best. And for many job seekers, one of the biggest offerings they’re seeking from employers is long-term growth and stability. However, it might not be as simple for a healthcare organization to provide clear paths to growth for workers as it is in a corporate setting. Hireology’s Adam Robinson is here to give you some tips and tri...
Nov 16, 2023•22 min
As senior living organizations continue to face a challenging labor and economic climate, their boards can be sources of solutions. Jane Mack, president and CEO of Friends Services Alliance in Blue Bell, PA, shares how providers can strengthen their boards, recruit candidates who align with their missions, educate board members and help them deliver clear messages to important audiences.
Nov 15, 2023•18 min•Ep. 170
The good news for nursing home operators is that while salary raises may remain higher than normal in the near future, their rate of increase is dropping. However, now federal regulators are complicating things with new overtime rules. More pay transparency laws also are popping up around the country — but that can actually be a good thing for the right providers, explains Matt Leach, a senior consultant with Total Compensation Solutions, in this installment of the McKnight’s Newmakers Podcast s...
Nov 14, 2023•12 min•Ep. 169
Rinaldo expressed enthusiasm for the growth of nonmedical supplemental benefits under Medicare Advantage. Despite the limited hours under the in-home support services benefit, CareLinx provides a lot of value to the patient, identifying unmet social needs, for example, and helping patients arrive at wellness appointments. While fewer MA plans are offering in-home support services in 2024 — 867 versus 1,308 in 2023, according to research and advisory firm ATI Advisory — CareLinx is well-positione...
Nov 09, 2023•22 min•Ep. 168
As some would-be administrators-in-training struggle to find placements, organizations looking to grow the next generation of long-term care leaders say it’s time for a reset. “We need to look at it more from the standpoint of investment instead of viewing the whole process as an expense,” says Bob Lane, president of the American College of Health Care Administrators, and the guest on this Newsmakers podcast. “That's what it truly is: investing time and dollars into bolstering a field that is so...
Nov 07, 2023•11 min•Ep. 167
NourishedRx, a digital health and nutrition platform, and The Helper Bees, a platform that offers a one-stop shop for services in the home, recently celebrated the delivery of 30,000 meals to older adults at home. It’s a milestone Lauren Driscoll, CEO of NourishedRx, and Andy Friedell, COO of The Helper Bees, are proud of given the nutrition needs of seniors. Driscoll believes the recognition of the role of food in healthcare is long overdue, and it’s frustrating that diet-related disease has sp...
Nov 02, 2023•18 min•Ep. 166
Recorded at the American Health Care Association's annual conference in Denver, “Delivering Solutions 2023,” Julieann Esper Rainville, CEO of Viventium, dives into the importance of flexible payroll and HR tech built for skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. Viventium’s mission is to enrich the lives of caregivers through technology so they love going to work every day – and it is no secret that the biggest challenge today is a caregiver shortage that continues to place demands on grea...
Oct 30, 2023•12 min
Parenteral Nutrition (PN) therapy can be safely administered in the long-term care setting with the appropriate preparations. These include nursing education on administration and care of patients receiving PN, updated policies/procedures, skills checklists, and having additional PN resources available.
Oct 25, 2023•11 min
Episode 15 of the Spoonful of Sugar podcast, recorded live at the AHCA/NCAL Conference earlier this month, features AHCA/NCAL President and CEO Mark Parkinson, along with John O’Connor from McKnight’s Long Term Care News, and TJ Griffin, Chief Clinical Officer at PharMerica. Hear them discuss the current landscape and challenges facing the long-term care sector, the shift toward patient-centered care, and how technology can enhance care and residents’ well-being.
Oct 24, 2023•26 min
Vicki Hoak, who began as the head of the Home Care Association of America on the eve of the COVID-19 pandemic, is proud of the work the association did to communicate with members. She is also pleased that the pandemic helped to shine a light on the value that home care workers provide. At the upcoming national conference, Hoak, who has been an advocate for home care for 25-plus years, is looking forward to thanking members for their hard work. Looking ahead, she sees enormous potential with Med...
Oct 19, 2023•17 min•Ep. 165
The complexities of the pandemic highlighted a need for creativity and innovation in skilled nursing human resources departments. At Loretto, a vast provider of senior care services in central New York, they’ve tapped into that vein by adding to traditional HR department roles. By creating a Learning, Development and Employee Experience office within the HR department, Loretto has been able to better keep its finger on the pulse of its 2,500-strong workforce. Loretto Chief People officer Nancy W...
Oct 17, 2023•17 min•Ep. 164
Karen Welsh, vice president of clinical and reimbursement excellence at Functional Pathways, shares how senior living providers can ensure that residents are engaged, that activities programming is centered on wellness, and that ageism isn’t part of their offerings.
Oct 11, 2023•10 min•Ep. 162
Some of the most effective workforce retention strategies aren’t necessarily “rocket science,” says Aimee Middleton, vice president of operations for Good Samaritan Society, the nation’s largest nonprofit nursing home provider. But they take an intentional approach and investment of time and resources to prove successful. Middleton was one of several providers who spoke with the National Investment Center’s Bill Kauffman on the “State of the Nursing Home Industry” during an educational session a...
Oct 10, 2023•8 min•Ep. 163
Pittsburgh-based Vincentian has been providing long-term care to its community for nearly 100 years, thanks to an order of Catholic nuns who set out to nourish the souls of 24 residents at the Holy Rosary Cottage. Today, the not-for-profit collaborative care system is still serving seniors across multiple settings, but leaders have found a new way to quite literally nourish those living outside its communities, too. The Unconventional Kitchen offers meals for one, meals for some and meals for a ...
Oct 04, 2023•12 min•Ep. 161
A proposed federal staffing mandate has the potential to scare off investment that is badly needed in the skilled nursing sector, a seasoned investment banking and restructuring expert tells McKnight’s. In this episode, Matt Caine, managing director of SOLIC Capital Advisors, warns there is “no question” the rule and its launch during a broad-scale healthcare labor crisis would lead to more skepticism about the market. “Time and time again, the shortages with respect to staffing continue to be a...
Sep 26, 2023•11 min•Ep. 160
Speakers: Breanna Jameson CEO Lewiston Transitional Care Kimberly Marselas Senior Editor McKnight’s Long-Term Care News LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cascadia-healthcare/
Sep 19, 2023•11 min•Ep. 159
The home health proposed rule contains several problematic features, Cunningham said. One is the permanent behavioral adjustment of -5.653%. Others are adjustments to the case mix and wage index, which would make the reductions even deeper. Lack of adequate reimbursement in recent years has hurt staffing at home care firms, Cunningham and Baiada said. This has resulted in the ability to accept requests for home care, which creates disruptions in the healthcare system at large. All firms — big an...
Sep 14, 2023•18 min•Ep. 158
Speakers: Rachel Zimmerman CEO Aspen Park of Cascadia Jennifer Trout, LPN Admissions Coordinator Aspen Park of Cascadia Socials: LinkedIn: Cascadia Healthcare: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cascadia-healthcare/
Sep 12, 2023•16 min•Ep. 157
The number of older adults and people with disabilities losing Medicaid is growing by the week, said Terzaghi, who is calculating national disenrollment figures for these groups. The latest figures? Twenty-three states have disenrolled over 6% of older adults and people with disabilities since April. The main reason for the disenrollments, Terzaghi speculates, is procedural reasons such as incorrect paperwork or documentation. Older adults and people with disabilities have more complex eligibili...
Aug 24, 2023•19 min•Ep. 156
CEO of MissionCare Collective , Brandi Kurtyka , and SVP at BrightStar Care , Leslie Waddell , discussed the prevalent and timely topic of home care turnover. The two experts shared their insights on the causes of high turnover in the home care industry, as well as some strategies for reducing it....
Aug 23, 2023•31 min
