Sam Stern Nursing Home Insights: 3 Pillars of Financial Success in Long-Term Care

With over two decades of experience in healthcare financial management, Sam Stern has become a respected authority in the nursing home sector. His work at Future Care Consultants has helped shape modern Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) practices while elevating the financial standards of long-term care facilities across the country. Drawing from his deep experience and strategic mindset, Sam shares three key pillars of financial success for today’s nursing home administrators and healthcare executives. 1. Build Systems That Serve Both People and Profit For Sam Stern, financial operations should never exist in opposition to patient care—they should support and enable it. “Efficient systems are not just good for cash flow—they’re good for patients, staff, and the overall culture of care,” he notes. That’s why Stern advocates for automated billing solutions, real-time analytics, and customized workflows that reduce redundancy and create operational clarity. His insights into how ...