KelliSipe

Since the rate doesn't change until the first of the month following the ARD, one thing we do is this: If you have a resident that has an assessment due on say 10/5/09, most people would set the date a little earlier rather than later so as to avoid potential compliance issues. However, if you set the ARD for 10/1/09 rather than 9/30/09, you have kept this resident in a Higher Rug for an additional 30days at the new lower rate will now change as of 11/1/09 rather than 10/1/09. Creative scheduling and you have to really watch to make sure these are closed on time since you are completing so close to when your R2b has to be. With that said, just by doing this and tracking for 2 years the results just at my building, we have created an additional $300,000+ dollars in two years alone. I developed this along with a few other creative scheduling things and have created so much additional money that our corporation has implemented this corporate wide for states with Case Mix. Hope that helps... Any questions, feel free to e-mail me at [email protected]