Following discharge after coronary artery bypass graft, there is high variability of skilled nursing facility use among different hospitals. Among different hospitals, there is high variability of ...

A measurement of resident preparedness for leaving a skilled nursing facility accurately predicted that more than half of study participants did not need acute care within 30 days of going home, ...

SNF capacity drops post-pandemic by 5% nationwide, linked to staffing shortages and affecting hospital discharge outcomes, per JAMA study.

Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), also known as nursing homes, experienced a decline in operating capacity following the COVID-19 pandemic, which was associated with patients experiencing longer ...

Crafting an effective discharge plan doesn’t have to be an uphill battle for skilled nursing facilities if their teams commit to working together to individualize each plan in a way that considers the ...

Medicare Advantage SNF utilization grew to 47.6% in 2024, with shorter stays and higher occupancy, per Plante Moran's benchmarking report.

In the last few years, rates of hospital readmissions have become a key indicator of care quality, and for good reason. When significant numbers of patients in post-acute care settings experience a ...

U.S. skilled nursing facilities are operating with significantly less usable capacity since 2019, with steep declines in ...