COVID-19 | Ideas and Discussion | Senior Housing | Skilled Nursing
By: Ryan Brooks | June 07, 2021
NIC provided a grant to NORC at the University of Chicago (NORC) to study the disparate effects of the pandemic on different seniors housing and care settings. The study results have just been released.
COVID-19 | Skilled Nursing | Skilled Nursing Tracker
By: Beth Mace and Omar Zahraoui | June 02, 2021
A look back at a year’s worth of data on COVID-19 case counts in U.S. nursing homes reveals some surprising insights, and some important questions. The data indicate that U.S. skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) are currently the safest places to be for frail older adults, who are most susceptible to the virus. In fact, case counts within SNFs are down 98% since the December 20th launch of the long-term care vaccination program. By May 16, they accounted for about 0.3% of U.S. cases.
NIC MAP Vision | Skilled Nursing
By: Bill Kauffman | May 14, 2021
Managed Medicare Patient Day Mix Continues Increase
Regulatory Environment | Senior Housing | Skilled Nursing
By: Ryan Brooks | May 06, 2021
Over the last month, a series of congressional hearings and confirmations shined a spotlight on the seniors housing and care sector as a whole, as well as a number of areas impacting the industry. The hearings followed a tumultuous year of navigating the COVID-19 public health emergencies and subsequent media scrutiny, and covered a wide range of topics, including staffing necessities, private equity investment, quality metrics, home and community-based services (HCBS) funding, reimbursement pressures, telehealth flexibilities, and dual-eligible care coordination.
