THCA assists policymakers, consumers and the public at large in understanding the significant financial challenges facing nursing home providers as we serve an older, higher acuity patient population while simultaneously facing an ongoing barrage of state and federal funding cuts.
Despite the challenges, quality improvement programs over the past decade have boosted quality of care and quality of life for Texas nursing home patients in key quality measures such as reduction of pain and pressure ulcers. At the same time, there is and always will be room for improvement. Providers, consumers and policymakers must work together to chart a course for ongoing quality improvement in the future.
Recent research findings highlight advances in quality care among Texas skilled nursing facilities:
With 80 to 85 percent of Texas nursing home residents dependent upon either Medicare or Medicaid funding for their care, THCA and its members will continue to aggressively make the case that cumulative Medicaid and Medicare funding adequacy and care quality are inseparable.