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As skilled nursing providers assess their competencies in dealing with medically complex patients, one area of care could add to their skill set and boost their patient census: dialysis.
Indeed, one SNF — a nursing home owned by Peoria County, Ill. — is expecting to receive an additional $1 million a year through the addition of dialysis services at the Heddington Oaks nursing home, the Journal Star reported. Third-party vendor Dialyze Direct would provide equipment and training, according to the publication.
That arrangement will only materialize if officials approve a three-year contract with Dialyze, the report noted, but if it is, Heddington Oaks would look to boost the number of dialysis patients it serves.
That $1 million figure could be tempting for operators looking to boost their clinical capabilities in the run-up to the Patient-Driven Payment Model, which will reward providers that can offer more complex services. But operators that want to outfit their facilities with dialysis units will have to carefully tailor their strategies because of significant variances in state regulations, Tim Fields, CEO and co-founder of Ignite Medical Resorts, told Skilled Nursing News.