Fee for Service vs Value Based Care
Fee for service vs value based care changes who carries risk, how providers are paid, and what senior care leaders must build for the next cycle of care.
Quality
CMS Changes SNF Surveys With New Risk Surveys
CMS modernizes nursing home oversight with new risk-based survey approach, shifting federal scrutiny toward facilities where resident harm is most likely.
Post Acute Care Compliance Checklist for 2026
Use this post acute care compliance checklist to align governance, billing, quality, referrals, privacy, and audit readiness across your organization.
Home Health Compliance Updates That Matter
Home health compliance updates are getting sharper, faster, and more expensive to ignore. Here’s what operators should watch now in 2026.
Federal Assisted Living Regulatory Initiative
Last week via a member news release from Leading Age Minnesota, the specter of federalized Assisted Living regulation popped up. Per this release, legislation enabling federal assisted living regulation of some form is anticipated to be proposed by U.S. Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) prior to the year’s end. The primary outcome of what Senator Kelly … Read more
CMS Releases Home Health Final Rule 2025
On November 1 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the Calendar Year 2025 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) final rule, which updates Medicare payment policies and rates for Home Health Agencies. Unlike other Medicare provider types that have PPS rule updates corresponding to the federal fiscal year (10/1), home health … Read more
Innovation: Think Inside the Box
Not sure how many times I’ve heard the worn phrases of “think outside the box”, “brainstorm”, “explore new perspectives”, across my career. Now, I’m not saying that these concepts don’t have merit. I am however, saying that most often, the best innovation comes from “thinking inside the box”. Systematic inventive thinking: the power of thinking … Read more
Exploring Age-Friendly Healthcare Programs
The Accreditation Commission for Health Care, Inc. (ACHC) has launched two new specialty credentials for organizations providing home care and/or hospice. These programs are in line with the Age-Friendly Health Systems (Care) programs and initiatives started by The John A. Hartford Foundation and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), in partnership with the American Hospital Association (AHA) and … Read more
Geriatrician Shortage = Cause for Concern
As of the latest demographic data from Pew Research, 62 million people in the U.S. are age 65 or older Number of people 100 and older is growing in US and around the world | Pew Research Center Presently, there are approximately 7,500 licensed geriatricians in the U.S., or 1 per every 8,267 seniors. Despite … Read more
Defend Your Long-Term Care Facility Against Litigation with Expert Data Analysis
My firm has a unique practice concentration in the area of complex litigation. Our expertise is principally on the defense side of claims. Our team assists long-term care providers in leveraging intricate data to safeguard against legal disputes and adverse public opinion. We help clients discover methods to analyze and utilize data from government, consumers, … Read more