02/04/2021
This is a good read for NHAs, DONs, Admission Directors. Census are low in facilities throughout. When a possible admission become available, other facilities will fight to get it. This is a great time to find your niche to set you apart from other facilities so that you can become a top resource. This is definitely going to be a the year that is focused on census in order for facilities to recover from a financial aspect. It also speaks a lot of the covid vaccinations and visitation which is a major impact as well. I’ve talked about the vaccinations and visitation as well as family involvement which are key factors right now on placing loved ones in a facility.
As skilled nursing facilities roll up their sleeves at varying rates for the vaccine against COVID-19, their clinical situation amid the pandemic is improving rapidly, a turnaround from 2020 made almost fully complete with the distribution of vaccines. But the financial outlook, shaped by dismal occ...