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.

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.