Post-Acute Care
Post-Acute & Residential Care
The full post-acute continuum — skilled nursing, inpatient rehabilitation, long-term acute care, assisted living, and behavioral health. Select a tab below to navigate coverage for each care setting.
~15,000
SNFs in the U.S.
CMS Care Compare
~1.2M
SNF Residents
Annual census
$32B+
Medicare SNF Spend
Annual, MedPAC 2023
~17.5%
30-Day Readmission Rate
SNF VBP benchmark
Coverage Areas
Skilled Nursing Topics
Federal SNF payment policy — PDPM rates, SNF VBP, staffing mandates, and annual rule-making.
PDPM — Patient-Driven Payment Model
SNF Value-Based Purchasing (VBP)
Minimum Staffing Final Rule
Annual SNF Prospective Payment Rule
Staffing strategies, recruitment, retention, and organizational performance across SNF settings.
CNA & Nursing Recruitment & Retention
SNF Mergers, Acquisitions & Closures
LTSS Workforce Pipeline
Technology in SNF Operations
CMS Five-Star Rating System, QAPI frameworks, infection control, and outcome measures.
CMS Five-Star Quality Rating System
QAPI — Quality Assurance & Performance Improvement
30-Day Readmission Reduction
Infection Control & Antibiotic Stewardship
Hospital-to-SNF, SNF-to-home, and re-hospitalization management covering IMPACT Act requirements.
Hospital-to-SNF Transition Planning
SNF-to-Community Discharge
Transitional Care Management (TCM)
Avoidable Hospitalization Prevention
Specialized care for residents with Alzheimer's and related dementias — behavioral interventions and secured unit design.
Dementia Care Models & Person-Centered Approaches
Behavioral & Psychological Symptoms (BPSD)
Memory Care Unit Operations
Family Engagement & Communication
Evidence-based protocols for SNF settings — rehabilitation therapies, wound care, falls prevention, and pain management.
Physical, Occupational & Speech Therapy
Wound Care & Pressure Injury Prevention
Falls Prevention & Safe Mobility
Pain Management in LTC
Data & Trends
Five-Star Rating Distribution
CMS Care Compare 2024 — ~15,000 SNFs
Medicare SNF Spend
Annual — MedPAC ($B)
Sources: CMS Care Compare (2024) · MedPAC March 2024 Report. 2024e = estimate.