8 pressure points in skilled nursing facilities

Skilled nursing facilities identified eight pressure points about which they are most concerned, a recent Ziegler survey found.

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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

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