by Ryan Brooks | Apr 6, 2020 | seniors housing
Last week, the United States claimed the top spot in known coronavirus cases. States across the country are issuing guidelines to stay at home; an increasing number are mandating a social distancing strategy with shelter in place orders. Seniors housing operators are...
by Katie Roper | Apr 6, 2020 | Healthcare, seniors housing
With the recent change in policy around Medicare reimbursement for telehealth services, and the escalating pace of the spread of the coronavirus, seniors housing operators can use support for telehealth as a way to keep residents healthy to maintain census, and also...
by Katie Roper | Mar 24, 2020 | Healthcare, medicare, NIC Conference, seniors housing
Medicare just announced that it will − temporarily − reimburse for telehealth-provided services, opening an opportunity for seniors housing providers to provide residents with access to vital health services without exposing them to pathogens circulating at hospitals...
by Ryan Brooks | Feb 28, 2020 | medicare, seniors housing, Uncategorized
A No-Cost At-Home Pedicure for Mom? Imagine a world where your mom could have regularly scheduled pedicures in her own home. Now imagine that there is no out-of-pocket cost for this service, as it is in fact a benefit provided to her by her insurance plan. That...
by Jane Adler | Feb 11, 2020 | Healthcare, seniors housing
As the medical needs of residents grow increasingly complex, seniors housing owners and operators are forging more partnerships with healthcare providers and networks. The collaborative approach already shows promise to reduce resident hospitalizations, increase...
by Bob Kramer and Ryan Brooks | Jan 21, 2020 | medicare, seniors housing
What does it take to get advocacy groups, insurance companies, foundations, and policy makers all on the same sheet of paper? In the case of caring for chronically ill older Americans, it appears that it takes a shared sense that improved outcomes, lower costs, and...
