McKnight's Podcast

It’s been almost three years since the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care-funded study about the middle market appeared in the journal Health Affairs. NIC Chief Economist Beth Mace and NIC Principal Ryan Brooks join McKnight’s Senior Living Editor Lois Bowers to discuss the latest industry efforts to reach those older adults whose incomes are too high to qualify for Medicaid and...

McKnight's Home Care Editor, Liza Berger, speaks with Bill Dombi, President of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice about the 1% Medicare sequestration cut hitting the industry April 1st, how the spike in gas prices has impacted labor costs, and how he holds out some hope that pieces of "Build Back Better" will make it into legislation this year. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz compan...

As home care agencies struggle to recruit and retain staff, Homewatch Caregivers COO Jennifer Tucker says caregiver safety is a core value at her company, driving onboarding and training. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Heal CEO Scott Vertrees discusses how Heal's strategy of bringing primary care into the homes of seniors is improving outcomes and attracting more patients to the platform. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

President Biden’s State of the Union address calls for the most comprehensive nursing home industry reforms in nearly a quarter century. Staffing and other key operational areas are targeted, along with revised payment incentives. But no new payment provisions were included. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of person...

The workforce crisis in long-term care is not a new phenomenon, but one that has been decades in the making. Regulations make it difficult for facilities to stay efficient without investing in resources to manage the overload of daily administrative work. Long-term staffing plans are certainly worth considering, but ultimately freeing up staff from administrative tasks and introducing operational...

Listen to this podcast to learn about the current state of pharmaceutical management of COVID in PALTC facilities. Hear about the challenges and opportunities seen both nationally and statewide with the delivery of monoclonal antibodies in the facilities as we work to combat the omicron variant. We'll analyze novel treatments for COVID, address how facilities can access medications and review the...

It’s still the very early days of hospital-at-home, Travis Messina, CEO and founder of Contessa, told Liza Berger, editor of McKnight’s Home Care. It’s the “top of the first inning,” he said during the Home Care 100 Leadership Conference in Scottsdale, AZ. Contessa is operating in eight of Amedisys’ markets and aims to be in 15 by the end of 2022, he said. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company....

Low and late payments to home care firms from Medicare Advantage plans are leading to an “untenable situation,” Paul Kusserow, CEO and chairman of Amedisys, told McKnight’s Home Care Editor Liza Berger during the Home Care 100 Leadership Conference this week. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for adve...

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Bruce Greenstein, chief innovation and technology officer for LHC Group, sat down with McKnight's Editor Liza Berger at the Home Care 100 conference in Scottsdale, AZ, this week. The industry needs to have a "wake-up call" when it comes to Medicare Advantage partnerships, he told Berger. Also, the company is building out its hospital-at-home platform, which the firm plans to roll out later this ye...

Stephanie Parks, chief development officer of Reliant Rehabilitaion, discusses the 15% Medicare Part B Therapy Assistant cut implemented on Jan. 1, 2022. In this podcast, Parks and McKnight's Long-Term Care News executive editor James Berklan discuss the financial impact of this cut. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use...

As we start 2022, ongoing concerns remain around occupancy, staffing and price-to-value. The industry looks to three new concepts for answers: Providing the right care at the right time, rethinking staff and resource management and leveraging technology to demonstrate results and identify unmet needs. In this McKnight’s Senior Living Market Leaders Podcast, Lois Bowers talks with Sentrics CEO Dari...

This episode explores how skilled nursing facilities can leverage their partners and vendors to offset these challenges with innovative solutions that can drive better care and outcomes.   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this McKnight's Newsmakers Podcast, Diane Eastabrook rounds out the special series Lonely at Home with a conversation with Linda Fried, M.D., Dean of Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. The geriatrician explains why social isolation and loneliness have become a global health crisis, and how care providers can intervene. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pc...

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In this McKnight's Newsmakers Podcast, Jake Rothstein, founder and CEO of UpsideHom, talks to Diane Eastabrook from McKnight's Home Care Daily Pulse about how his company is rethinking senior living and home care. UpsideHom provides high-amenity apartments to seniors with add-on services. Exclusively in Florida, Rothstein hopes to take UpSideHom nationwide and change the way we think about aging i...

Christine Gallo, CEO of Gallo Medical Company, discusses the use of robotics in long-term care for UV light disinfection, telehealth and patient/resident transport with McKnight’s Senior Living Editor Lois Bowers. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today's sellers have plenty of options. Here, Laca Wong-Hammond, managing director and head of mergers and acquisitions for Lument, and Brandon Gill, the firm's associate director for seniors' housing and healthcare in the midwest, share insights on how to work around lingering COVID-19 challenges, seize opportunity and find the right buyer. Looking to hold onto a property but need help? Wong-Hamm...

Alex Cohen, co-founder and CEO of Liberty SBF, provides a recap of the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care Fall Conference and discusses the state of the senior living market with McKnight’s Senior Living Editor Lois Bowers. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In this podcast, Daniel Reingold, M.S.W., J.D., president and CEO of RiverSpring Living, discusses why long-term care providers need to capitalize more often on the positive news about their profession and workplaces. Along with McKnight's Long-Term Care News Executive Editor James Berklan, he also explores the dangers of not using, and not pressing others to use, more suitable terminology to desc...

Congenial long-term care luminary and sought-after consultant Larry Minnix, past president and CEO of LeadingAge, returns to the convention floor to reveal the most significant problems facing long-term care operators today. In this podcast, Minnix and McKnight's Long-Term Care News Executive Editor James Berklan also discuss what to do about the industry's challenges and the top lessons learned f...

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