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 $410 million in the form of PDPM rate changes to Skilled Nursing Facilities beginning on October 1, 2021. CMS has traditionally adopted a...
Sights and Sounds from Reimbur$ement-Con
Last week, members of the Language Fundamentals team attended “Reimbur$ement-Con” presented by Zimmet Healthcare Services Group. The event was held at the Mohegan Sun Resort & Casino with over 1,000 attendees from the long-term care community. As usual, the team...
PDPM Rates – Only Minor Changes for FY 2022
In a surprise move, CMS announced that they will not be adopting any major reductions to SNF PDPM reimbursement rates. Instead, SNFs will receive a modest 1.2% increase in PDPM Rates when FY 2022 begins in October. SNF providers had been bracing for a major...Our Dedicated Speech Pathologists:
