For Facilities
Why should my facility join an ACO?
As the healthcare landscape shifts toward value-based care (VBC), long-term care (LTC) and assisted living (AL) facilities are pressured to improve outcomes, enhance coordination, and control costs — all while maintaining high-quality care for aging populations. The transition to VBC isn’t just a shift for individual providers; it fundamentally reshapes how care facilities are reimbursed, managed, and integrated into the broader healthcare continuum.
By partnering with an accountable care organization (ACO), facilities can access resources, expertise, and financial incentives necessary to thrive in a value-based system. Benefits include:
Stronger care coordination with hospital systems, providers, and post-acute networks to streamline care and improve patient outcomes.
Enhanced clinical efficiencies for improved regulatory compliance and quality measures performance under CMS’s evolving VBC programs.
Access to data and analytics that help optimize treatment plans, reduce unnecessary hospitalizations, and enhance patient-centered care.
The Sound Long-Term Care Management advantage
Unlike community ACOs, Sound Long-Term Care Management (SLTCM) concentrates exclusively on patients in long-term care (LTC) and assisted living (AL) facilities. We partner with these facilities and their care teams to overcome challenges unique to this population.
By participating in our ACO, facilities can:
Preserve and enhance revenue by optimizing both traditional fee-for-service payments and value-based reimbursements.
Enjoy shared savings rewards without the risk, as our facility partners receive up to 20% of earned savings with no financial downside.
Easily add an invaluable quality-care layer through our industry-leading telemedicine program, which is subsidized for qualifying facility partners.
Leverage our clinical expertise to improve clinical outcomes, facility reputation, and ratings while generating stronger partner and patient referrals.
By partnering with SLTCM, LTC and AL facilities can position themselves as leaders in value-based care. We'll help you to deliver an upgraded care experience, enhance revenue, and ensure long-term stability.
How to participate
To partner with SLTCM and receive shared savings and other benefits as a facility, your Medical Director or attending physicians must first sign up with us. Residents are then assigned to the ACO when a participating physician provides their care.
Frequently asked questions
Do facilities really earn shared savings?
Yes, SLTCM distribution methodology intentionally includes facility payments because we recognize the amount of work facilities do. The shared savings comes directly from SLTCM.
Is SLTCM enrolling residents?
No, your clinical partners are the participants, and CMS attributes patients accordingly. Residents keep their Original Medicare benefits while enjoying our ACO's additional programs and services.
Does SLTCM intend to take over care?
No, SLTCM will not take over care. Instead, we will collaborate with your clinical provider group to ensure your residents receive the best care.
Why the long-term care focus?
We've long recognized that patients in long-term care are one of our nation's most at-risk populations, and we've watched as providers and facilities have struggled to care for them without dedicated resources and support. That inspired us to leverage years of clinical expertise to form a long-term care-focused ACO to make a difference to this patient population, their providers, and caregivers.
Our building already participates in a hospital ACO/REACH or other program. Can we join more than one?
Even though you might already participate in another ACO or REACH program, you can still participate in a Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) if your provider group has enrolled.
Let's succeed together
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