Communities need sound strategies to reduce turnover and avoid the costs of replacing high-quality staff members. This is especially vital in a competitive talent market.

One in four patients discharged to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) will be readmitted to the hospital within 30 days. Only half of all patients discharged to the community from a SNF remain home for greater than a month. Many of these readmissions and unsuccessful discharges to the community are potentially avoidable. Research has shown the majority of readmissions occur during the transition of care from one setting to another. These staggering statistics have forced the health care community to improve the transitions of care in order to reduce hospital readmission rates, decrease cost, and improve outcomes.

The highly-anticipated and often delayed HHS Provider Relief Fund Reporting Portal officially opened on July 1, 2021 here. Along with the portal itself, a user guide, an excel template workbook, and several new FAQs were also issued. These are in addition to updated reporting guidance that was released on June 11, 2021 here. These new resources clarified and resolved several important issues.

COVID-19 has certainly taken taking its toll on the nursing home industry where staffing was a challenge even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. The recent directive by the federal government that is mandating that all employees of skilled nursing facilities to be COVID-19 vaccinated on or about October 18th, 2021, (the estimated last day for final COVID-19 Vaccine shot on October 4, 2021) further compounds the staffing crisis and could result in significant negative ramifications to the clinical, financial, and operational performance of nursing facilities. This new federal mandate comes shortly after the May 11th, 2021 regulation requiring nursing homes to report weekly the status of completed COVID-19 vaccinations for both residents and staff to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN).

The Medicare Advantage Post-Acute eXchange (MAPAX) delivers the industry’s first claims-based intelligence on current SNF-MA reimbursement, outcomes and value proposition. This data does not exist elsewhere, despite Medicare Advantage enrollment exceeding 40% of all beneficiaries nationally. Learn more here!

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Nonstop Administration and Insurance Services Inc., is excited to share this nine-point checklist for nonprofits, “Building Equity Into Your Employee Health Plan Design,” you will discover how to:

Though New York passed the Marijuana Regulation & Taxation Act (MRTA) on March 31, 2021, the state has since been slow to develop and share its plan to roll out the legalization of recreational marijuana and expansion of the medical marijuana program called for under the MRTA. On October 5, 2021, the first public meeting of the state’s Cannabis Control Board was held, providing some long-awaited insight into the details of the roll out and important updates regarding the state’s medical marijuana program.

All webinars are approved for 1 NAB Credit for Nursing Home Administrators and Nurses. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information on how to join the webinar. All webinars are recorded, archived, and posted on our website: www.pharmscript.com.

Sodexo’s ReAssure Program keeps senior communities safer by maintaining regulatory compliance and providing valuable safety reassurance to residents, families, and staff.