Texas Long-Term Care at a Crossroads: THCA’s Travis Clardy

Texas Long-Term Care at a CrossroadsTHCA President & CEO Travis Clardy joins us at THCA’s 75th convention to break down the state of Texas long-term care: funding progress (PDPM, QIPP), a troubling rise in Immediate Jeopardy citations despite improving quality metrics, the day-to-day realities of HHSC/CMS oversight, and the urgent need to recruit and retain a bigger, better-prepared workforce. We also dig into due-process wins in ADR/appeals, why a single, unified industry voice matters, and how operators can prepare for the coming “silver tsunami.”HighlightsTHCA’s renewed energy and what’s different in year 75IJ trends vs. quality data: reconciling the gapADR/appeals reform and protecting fair outcomesWhere Texas Medicaid rates now stand—and why it mattersPractical workforce pipelines and training strategiesCoordinating advocacy to speak with one voice across TexasGuest: Travis Clardy, President & CEO, Texas Health Care Association (THCA)