“SNF-at-Home Model Becoming ‘Critical Player’ For Success”

SNF-at-Home Model Becoming ‘Critical Player’ For Success,” by Alex Zorn, Skilled Nursing News

Quote:

“Several factors continue to push patient care inside the home including health care waivers, patient preference, proposed legislation and an incentive to keep patients out of hospitals during the pandemic, as 32 states now offer hospital care at-home services as of July 27. While the clinical capabilities of in-home care remain limited, some operators are already looking to grow skilled nursing at-home programs alongside their acute care models. But with staffing shortages continuing to be an issue and no clear reimbursement path beyond 2021, some question the long-term viability of the program.”

 

 

LTC Comment, Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform:

Do you think SNF-at-home is going to be expensive? Reckon aging boomers are going to want it? Think Medicaid will pay for it? Technology continues to improve long-term care quality potential, but our financing methods fall short. Medicaid and Long-Term Care explains why we have this problem and how to fix it.