Shortage of Skilled Nursing Beds, Best Buy Effect, Managed Care Growth Accelerate SNF-at-Home

April 9, 2023 – Like many markets across the country, the Twin Cities in Minnesota are confronting a reduction in skilled nursing beds, which is forcing patients to remain in hospitals for longer periods of time — with skilled nursing-at-home gaining momentum as a solution to these discharge pressures.

“The average length-of-stay on the hospital side is eight days for patients waiting for a SNF bed, whereas those with SNF-at-home go home in three days — that tells you that this is solving a problem we have in Minnesota, where there are not enough SNF beds available,” Inbound Health Founding Chief Operating Officer Julia Crist told Skilled Nursing News…

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