In this episode, Skilled Nursing News speaks with Rick Matros, CEO of Sabra Healthcare REIT. Matros, who has served as CEO for Sabra since May 2010, discussed the challenges in skilled nursing financing, why Medicaid rates are expected to remain high through 2025, and the REIT’s focus on innovative providers along with tech pilots to enhance operations.

In this episode, Skilled Nursing News speaks with Neil Pruitt, chairman and CEO of PruittHealth, which has been expanding and diversifying at a steady pace with more facilities and new services lines, and no plans to downsize. “We always say we don't sell. We buy and we build,” he told Skilled Nursing News.

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In this episode, Skilled Nursing News speaks with Clifton J. Porter II. Clif very recently was tapped by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living to be its next president and CEO starting this fall; he currently serves as the association’s senior vice president of government relations. He expressed excitement to put unique solutions in front of policymakers as part of his new position, while also reflecting on how lobbying for the sector has changed since the pandemic.

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In this episode, Skilled Nursing News speaks with Derek Prince, president and CEO of HMG Healthcare. HMG oversees 37 post-acute care facilities across Texas and Kansas. Derek is one of the Texas operators leading the American Health Care Association’s lawsuit against federal agencies, seeking to rescind the staffing rule. Derek has also served as a board member for the Texas Health Care Association since 2005.

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In this episode, Skilled Nursing News speaks with Michael Bailey, president and CEO of American Health Partners. Mike discusses the company’s growing TruHealth division, a proactive team of nurse practitioners and physician assistants providing coordinated care at the bedside, and other top-of-mind challenges to the sector including survey changes and the finalized federal staffing mandate.

In this episode, Skilled Nursing News speaks with Eran Arden, Chief Executive Officer and Founder at RESTORE-Skills, which recently launched a new platform to enable skilled nursing operators to improve efficiency, make data-driven decisions, and enhance productivity. Arden, who began his career in digital marketing in Israel, says that in the “post PDPM world,” nursing home operators must foster collaboration between skilled nursing teams; using data to form a unified view of the patient process across multidisciplinary teams.

In this episode, Skilled Nursing News speaks with Nicole Pretre, president and CEO of Cedar Community, a 5-campus community with skilled nursing. Nicole says that while often overlooked, employee surveys have turned out to be turnover busters. While time intensive, they have been effective tools, alongside other workforce initiatives, in allowing clear communication and addressing employee needs to the point that agency use at Cedar Community has been drastically reduced. Listen to the episode to learn more about how Cedar Community has been able to improve retention amid a tumultuous period for labor across the sector.

In this episode, Skilled Nursing News speaks with Eran Arden, Chief Executive Officer and Founder at RESTORE-Skills, which recently launched a new platform to enable skilled nursing operators to improve efficiency, make data-driven decisions, and enhance productivity. Arden, who began his career in digital marketing in Israel, says that in the “post PDDM world,” nursing home operators must foster collaboration between skilled nursing teams; using data to form a unified view of the patient process across multidisciplinary teams.

In this episode, Skilled Nursing News speaks with Jerald Cosey, senior health care expert and owner of J. Cosey Speaks, who served as operational leadership development director for American Senior Communities until September 2023. Jerald, a senior care veteran, says nursing home operators must "rehydrate and motivate" their staff through leadership development, reigniting purpose while investing in skill set growth fro management. All the while, the nursing home space should work hard to rebuild trust among its workforce and with the public.

In this episode, Skilled Nursing News speaks with Kent Rodgers, president and CEO of CarDon & Associates. Kent discusses CarDon’s 90% occupancy on average across its 19 buildings, all while acquiring a pharmacy and diving into the I-SNP world with Optum, and reaching an “equilibrium” between its labor retention and agency use.