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Nursing homes are racing to join other healthcare providers in alliances that offer cost-effective, coordinated services managed care is demanding. The ultimate goal: integrated delivery systems that offer one-stop shopping for healthcare consumers and payers.

The nation's largest chains are responding to an improved economy by acquiring properties to bolster their growth, according to this year's CLTC survey of multi-facility operators.

What the administrator survey provides in a unique way is meaningful and immediately useful information about the status of facilities, whether recently acquired or already owned, that takes into account the complexity of providing quality service in long-term care. Facilities can be reassessed after a period of time, and repeatedly over time, so that the management team can evaluate its success in addressing the priorities established in previous surveys and shift its efforts as priorities change. This process keeps a "finger on the pulse" of the organization throughout the acquisition process and beyond, so that valuable management time and effort is expended where it will be most beneficial to the company's profitability and future success.