Skilled nursing facilities identified eight pressure points about which they are most concerned, a recent Ziegler survey found.
Ziegler published its CFO HotlineSM survey in December; it included responses from more than 240 organizations. Approximately 60% of respondents were single-site senior living providers, and respondents were heavily weighted toward not-for-profit life plan community organizations.
Here are the top pressure points ranked by the number of times they were mentioned:
Staffing: 166
Reimbursement challenges: 96
Regulatory environment: 95
Inflation: 60
Consumer preference (to avoid skilled nursing): 43
Changes in hospital referral patterns: 35
Dated physical plant and offerings: 34
Increasing acuity of residents: 31