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Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) in Pennsylvania provide important services to their residents every day, allowing vulnerable individuals to maintain maximum independence in a safe environment. Explore this page to learn more about these care settings in Pennsylvania and nationally.
Aon Global Risk Consulting report indicating liability costs continue to rise for long-term care facilities. The 2014 analysis provides estimates of loss rates, or the cost of liability to the beds that care providers operate.
This annual report was completed by ELJAY, LLC & Hansen Hunter & Company, PC for the American Health Care Association. The reported medicaid shortfalls in 2013 and projected Shortfalls for 2015 once again highlight the chronic Medicaid underfunding of nursing facility care. The shortfall is the difference between Medicaid reimbursement and allowable Medicaid costs. The data are reported for the Nation and for as many States as possible.
The annual AHCA Quality Report uses mostly government data to provide an overview of the latest trends in quality for the skilled nursing care sector. The report also highlights member centers’ efforts to improve quality care through specific programs and initiatives.
Independent analysis of total profit margins for freestanding nursing facilities in Pennsylvania completed by Avalere Health. The report uses publicly available Medicare cost reports for fiscal years 2007 and 2014.
The annual Genworth Report contains information on costs nationally, by state and select regions and includes an interactive map feature.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) annual Nursing Home Data Compendium. The compendium contains figures and tables presenting data on all Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing homes in the United States as well as the residents in these nursing homes. A series of graphs and maps highlights some of the most interesting data, while detailed data are available in accompanying tables. Section 1 presents information on nursing home characteristics; Section 2 focuses on nursing home survey results; and Section 3 presents information on the demographic, functional and clinical characteristics of nursing home residents.
Aon Global Risk Consulting report examines the prevalence, implementation and professional liability (“liability”) claim cost impact of Alternative Dispute Resolution (“ADR” or “Arbitration”) in the Long Term Care industry.
This quarterly report provides an overview of the nursing facility characteristics available in the CMS Certification and Survey Provider Enhanced Reporting (CMS-CASPER) data. It includes trends in certified nursing facilities, beds and residents, average direct care hours per patient day, median occupancy and trends in resident ADLs.
This quarterly report provides an overview of the nursing facility characteristics available in the CMS Certification and Survey Provider Enhanced Reporting (CMS-CASPER) data. It includes trends in the number and severity of health survey citations.
The data collected from nursing home surveys are reported here as well as quality measures and other information that make up the 5 star reporting system.
Nursing Home Compare allows consumers to compare information about nursing homes. It contains quality of care information on every Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home in the country, including the more than 700 nursing homes in Pa.
OSCAR is a data network maintained by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in cooperation with the state long-term care surveying agencies. OSCAR contains data collected by PA Department of Health officials who are required by law to inspect each skilled nursing facility in Pennsylvania for the purpose of certification for participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
The annual Nursing Home Reports are based on survey data collected from PA nursing facilities and contain information on facility characteristics, utilization by payor, daily charges, full time and part time employees and resident census by age groups.
The provider web page contains information on Medicaid rate setting methodologies, rate payments and other Medicaid payments, acuity levels, etc.
The Governor has directed the Departments of Human Services (DHS) and Aging (PDA) to develop a plan to implement a Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MLTSS) program for older Pennsylvanians and adults with physical disabilities called Community HealthChoices (CHC). This webpage houses the concept paper, fact sheets and all public information released on the program. Implementation of Phase I (Southwest region) is slated for January 2017.
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