Conducted by research firm Age of Majority, the Great Expectations survey of nearly 1,500 adults between ages 55 and 96 found that 68 percent are confident that senior living communities could live up ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) posted several key resources for the Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program (SNF QRP) for the FY 2027 and FY 2028 program years. FY ...

As long term care providers navigate a complex web of economic and policy pressures, from historic labor shortages to ballooning operational costs, their survival increasingly depends on quality data.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Mission and Priority Document (MPD), which is issued annually to direct and prioritize the agency’s work for the ...

New regulations are here. Learn what they mean for your organization with our compliance guide covering OB3, immigration ...

Changes in the Acuity of Patients Admitted to SNF After 3-Day Hospital Stay During Pandemic ...

Identification Information, item A0800: Gender has been removed and replaced with a new item, A0810: Sex ...

According to AHCA/NCAL, a provider-owned network may have two tiers: 1) the Messenger Model and 2) Clinical and/or Financial Integration. A Messenger Model allows the network to serve, as the name ...

It is no surprise that our population is aging, and as we get older, the prevalence of chronic conditions increases. The average age of an individual living in an assisted living community is 84 years ...

Section R (which included several items for social determinants of health) was removed as outlined in the FY 2026 SNF PPS Final Rule.

When a hospice technology advocate requested to be monitored during his final days, the data uncovered patterns that could transform care for thousands.

Michael Bassett has been named senior vice president of government relations at the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living (ACHA/NCAL) replacing Clif Porter, who was ...