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National Report Addresses Nursing Home Quality & Promotes Value of Social Work

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On April 6, 2022, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) released a report entitled The National Imperative to Improve Nursing Home Quality: Honoring Our Commitment to Residents , Families, and Staff. Posted April 22, 2022. Study sponsors included the Commonwealth Fund and the John A Hartford Foundation.

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Partnering With Hospitals Can Boost SNF Referrals

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While skilled nursing facility (SNFs) occupancy rates are slowly increasing , they are still 20% lower than before the COVID-19 pandemic, with many SNFs still struggling to fill beds. A CarePort report found that more patients prefer to receive post-acute care at home instead of in nursing homes and SNFs.

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Future-Proof Your Workforce: Post-Acute Care Reskilling and Upskilling

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Leaders in assisted living, skilled nursing, home health, rehab therapy, wound care, and hospice know you can’t hire all the skills your organization will need tomorrow and in the future. The speed of change in healthcare requires post-acute care organizations to take a different approach to job preparedness.

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New Frequently Asked Questions on the No Surprises Act: Good Faith Estimates

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released clarifying information about Part 2 of the No Surprise Act, Good Faith Estimates (GFEs). Part 2 focuses on services provided to the uninsured or self-pay patients who receive services provided by clinical social workers in independent practice. Clinical Manager.

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Survey Readiness: Post-Acute Care Compliance Checkup

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Whether your focus is skilled nursing, home health, hospice, or another post-acute sector, are you confident in your survey readiness? With the Biden administration advocating for stricter scrutiny on nursing homes, we know inspection of healthcare facilities may increase even more. Staff training and licenses.

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Nursing Home Compliance: Prepare for Focused Inspections

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To align with the latest federal guidance on state nursing home surveys, consider what policies and practices you need to update to better ensure regulatory compliance. Enhanced Nursing Home Oversight. Post-acute care facilities have long been the subject of reforms targeting quality of care and staffing issues.