In 2011
alone, more than 100,000 rooms were added along this sandy stretch of heaven on earth, and with hotel
occupancy reaching an average
rate of 70.6 percent, it's easy to see why.
A reduction in skilled mix
occupancy can be significant because skilled mix patient days are typically reimbursed at a considerably higher
rate than Medicaid, even though the majority of patient days are paid by Medicaid
alone.