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Long-term care residents are at increased risk for TB infection and TB disease. Insufficient screening and prevention policies can put residents, employees and the community at risk for TB exposure. During this podcast, Rita Khoury, MD, Clinical Lab Director at Acculabs, NJ, will discuss strategies to reduce the risk of TB in long-term care facilities. She’ll also describe her experiences evaluati...

The SCAN Group, which offers Medicare Advantage plans along with primary care and other services to older adults, recently released its first-ever Environmental, Social and Governance report. The purpose was to showcase the ways in which the organization is supporting employees, members, patients and communities, and advancing social aims for the company. Among the company’s points of pride is its...

In this episode, Bharat Monteiro, GM, Senior Living & Long-Term Care at MatrixCare, teams up with Chris Pugliese, Director of Interoperability at MatrixCare, to uncover the pressing challenges and promising opportunities in achieving seamless transitions within long-term care. Join them as they provide actionable insights and strategies to empower providers in navigating the complex landscape of i...

Bhatt is excited about the federal focus on family caregivers in the United States. She mentioned the RAISE Family Caregivers Act, which became law in 2018 and directed the secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a national family caregiving strategy. The recently introduced GUIDE model, which aims to support people living with dementia and their unpaid caregivers, also offers an importa...

Paulo Rocha, Head of Sales at Miele Professional, will join McKnight’s Senior Living News to explore the growing trend of on-premise laundry in commercial operations.  Rocha will highlight how processing laundry onsite can help senior care facilities meet and exceed quality and safety standards, while also enhancing efficiency and making operations more sustainable. Rocha will talk about Miele’s n...

Marcum, an entrepreneur who is an investor and chairman of Golden Harmony, a home care agency in Raleigh, NC, finds it alarming that Medicaid centers in states leaning both Democratic and Republican are against the 80/20 rule. Helping home care agencies thrive is one of Marcum’s specialties. In his current work, he coaches agencies on how to improve their cultures through his venture Home Care Bre...

This engaging exploration of the value of ACOs discusses what all providers should know about this up-and-coming caregiving structure, as well as how Curana has improved care delivery for patients living in nursing facilities, assisted living, memory care and other senior living settings by participating in MSSP and High Needs Reach ACOs. Subject matter expert Nate Aumock also reveals key success...

In today's healthcare environment, understanding regulations and reimbursement is crucial for success. By mastering these complexities, you're not just minimizing risks, you're maximizing opportunities for fair compensation and financial stability. Tune in to learn how navigating healthcare regulations and reimbursement can empower your success. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https:...

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One critical piece of missing information about falls is the role of the physical and occupational therapist in helping to prevent falls, Patel said. There is no mention of “falls” in the therapists’ titles so healthcare regulators and legislators don’t realize that such therapists are falls specialists. With the appropriate clinical intervention — such as helping someone gain strength, receive a...

One in four skilled nursing beds is offline in Pennsylvania, with providers tying reduced access directly to a lack of frontline staff and Medicaid payment shortfalls. But that’s no one-state issue, says Garry Pezzano, President and CEO of LeadingAge PA. “These are beds that are already licensed and the providers are self-limiting. [Providers are] telling us that they're not able to really work at...

BrightStar Care is a leader in the rapidly expanding home care industry, renowned for its ability to successfully stand up complex in-home care delivery models, exceptional B2B partner solutions and nurse-led care model. With a holistic approach that spans medical staffing, private duty home care, hospital at home, commercial insurance plans and more – BrightStar Care not only fills a critical gap...

Long-term care reimbursement matters have never been more sophisticated and the same can be said of Zimmet Healthcare Services Group — for all the right reasons. The boutique “consul-tech” firm hosts a one-of-a-kind conference every year that tackles a holistic approach to rationalizing the data that will bring providers greater gains. In fact, it’s a data-crunching approach that CEO Marc Zimmet a...

Care of residents has traditionally functioned within two different systems: Nursing and Therapy. Join us to learn how technology and access to better data can be used to speed up the alignment between the differing systems, allowing for improved coordination of care for residents. We will show you that using integrated therapy solutions allows you greater visibility when comparing nursing and the...

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After much wrangling, RiverSpring Health is bringing New York City its first, and possibly last, continuing care retirement community. The man set to lead it, RiverSpring President and CEO Daniel Reingold, sees a great future for the baby boomer-focused addition to the vast array of other RiverSpring offerings. Meanwhile, he wants nothing but subtraction and destruction for the way the typical nur...

Right at Home, which has 700 locations across the United States and five other countries, recognizes that the need for personal care services is only growing and it needs more caregivers — specifically 26,000 nonmedical ones this year domestically — to meet that demand. To help find enough and capable caregivers amid a workforce shortage and to compete with other agencies also seeking to grow, the...

Experts from NORC at the University of Chicago discuss with McKnight’s Senior Living Editor Lois A. Bowers the increasing financial disparities among members of the “Forgotten Middle” — middle-income older adults whose resource status puts them at risk of not being able to afford senior housing and care as they age — and what they mean for senior living providers. New research finds that a growing...

In this episode of the Reimagining Senior Living and Long-Term Care podcast, a pair of special guests join Bharat and Jim to discuss the transformative power of strategic collaborations. Among other things, they explore how interoperable tech systems and outsourced financial services drive substantial cost and time savings. Listeners discover not only the financial benefits but also how these init...

The government’s thinking toward value-based care has evolved in recent years thanks to innovative partnerships between healthcare stakeholders and payers, Katy Lanz said. Thanks to healthcare entities successfully assuming risk for seriously ill populations, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) has taken the stance that it wants to continue to drive value-based partnerships, sai...

The rule issued last month from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reduces wait times to within one week for many standard Medicare Advantage prior authorization decisions. It does not go far enough, said Nicole Fallon, VP of managed care public policy or LeadingAge, noting that prior authorization decisions should only take a couple of hours. She and her colleague, Mollie Gurian, VP of...

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The nursing shortage is preventing home care from meeting client demand, Sun acknowledged. But advances in immigration, outreach in nursing schools and CNA career pathing are three ways to solve the nursing shortage, she said. Besides home care, the company, which has more than 365 franchised and company-owned locations nationwide, has branched into senior living and care homes. The latter is a re...

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 unders...

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 patie...