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Alzheimer’s Disease, Neuroplasticity, and their Relationship

Alzheimer’s Disease, Neuroplasticity, and their Relationship

by Language Fundamentals | May 17, 2022 | Skilled Nursing Facilities, Speech Language Pathology

“If the Human Brain Were So Simple That We Could Understand It, We Would Be So Simple That We Couldn’t” -Emerson Pugh Our brains endlessly perceive, process, plan, organize and remember.  Cognition, the mental process of acquiring knowledge and...
CMS Announces SNF Reimbursement Cuts

CMS Announces SNF Reimbursement Cuts

by Matt McGarvey | Apr 26, 2022 | PDPM, Skilled Nursing Facilities

Skilled Nursing Facilities received unwelcomed news from CMS in the form of proposed Medicare Part A Reimbursement decreases. While many experts predicted that decreases were coming for Fiscal Year 2023, the SNF community is bracing for the ripple effect of negative...
What is a SNF Speech Therapy Service?

What is a SNF Speech Therapy Service?

by Matt McGarvey | Mar 21, 2022 | Skilled Nursing Facilities

What is the difference between partnering with a speech therapy service and using an employee or staffing agency to perform speech therapy at your skilled nursing facility?   Having a SNF speech therapy service as a trusted partner can lift your building’s performance...
Financial Help on the Way for New York State Nursing Homes?

Financial Help on the Way for New York State Nursing Homes?

by Matt McGarvey | Jan 26, 2022 | Skilled Nursing Facilities

Long-awaited help might be on the way for nursing homes in the State of New York.  Governor Hochul’s recently proposed budget called “A New Era for New York” contains a slew of overdue relief for struggling skilled nursing facilities. A portion of the proposed...
Starting off 2022 on the Right Foot

Starting off 2022 on the Right Foot

by Matt McGarvey | Jan 25, 2022 | Skilled Nursing Facilities

Well, 2022 sure has gotten off to a rocky start for healthcare providers.  Did anyone see that coming?  Once again, healthcare providers are facing tremendous adversity from a variety of directions. The good news is that NO ONE is tougher & more...
Emergency Funding for Skilled Nursing Facilities Needed

Emergency Funding for Skilled Nursing Facilities Needed

by Matt McGarvey | Dec 9, 2021 | Skilled Nursing Facilities

Leading Age of New York is initiating a campaign to Governor Kathleen Hochul asking for an immediate Medicaid rate increase for Skilled Nursing Facilities. This increase would be outside of the state budget in the amount of $259 million in SFY 2021-2022 and $586...
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