Financial Help on the Way for New York State Nursing Homes?
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
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
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...
Is Your SNF Speech Therapy Department Understaffed?
Whether or not your SNF speech therapy department is staffed correctly is a great question. It is one that I am asked often by administrators, facility owners, and DORs. The short answer is always, it depends. As I am sure everyone reading this knows that...
SNF Final Rule FY 2022
The highlight of the SNF Final Rule for FY 2022 includes an increase of 1.2% in Medicare Part A payments. The new rule will inject $410 million in the form of PDPM rate changes to Skilled Nursing Facilities beginning on October 1, 2021. CMS has traditionally adopted a...Our Dedicated Speech Pathologists:
