Transforming Pulmonary Care in Skilled Nursing

The Missing Piece in Skilled Nursing Care

A puzzle spelling Skilled Nursing Facility Services, completed by the Banyan Pulmonary Services piece

Banyan Pulmonary Services provides a clinically driven respiratory program that improves outcomes, reduces avoidable hospitalizations, and supports facility performance.

Banyan Pulmonary Services Is The Missing Piece

Banyan embeds respiratory specialists directly into your facility—delivering proactive pulmonary care designed to reduce avoidable hospitalizations and improve resident outcomes.

Our fully integrated model combines clinical expertise, compliance oversight, and AI-powered workflows to strengthen operations without adding cost or burden. The result: healthier residents and stronger facility performance.

What We Do

On-Site Pulmonary Programs, Built for Skilled Nursing

Banyan delivers clinically driven respiratory care services directly inside your facility—fully integrated with your team and workflows.

Skilled nursing facility lobby with residents, caregivers, and a reception desk

We function as a clinical and operational partner, bridging the gap between reactive treatment and preventative pulmonary care.

Our Programs are Designed to:

  • Improve breathing outcomes
  • Reduce hospital readmissions
  • Support facility performance

How It Works

Fully Integrated Respiratory Care

Our program is built to seamlessly integrate into your existing clinical environment.

Banyan respiratory therapist helping a resident use a metered-dose inhaler with spacer in a skilled nursing facility
I

On-Site Coverage

Respiratory therapists embedded 7 days/week.

II

Collaborative Care

Works alongside your clinical team.

III

Proactive Model

Designed to reduce the likelihood of acute events.

Clinical Model: A Structured Care Approach

Our structured clinical model ensures comprehensive, consistent care for every resident.

Basic Respiratory Care

  • Oxygen therapy & monitoring
  • Respiratory assessments
  • Spirometry & lung function

Airway Clearance Techniques

  • CPT & airway devices
  • Cough assist & suctioning

Medication Delivery

  • Inhalers & nebulizers
  • Continuous treatments

Clinical Capabilities

Supporting Your Most Complex Residents

Banyan programs are designed to support high-acuity pulmonary patients with advanced interventions:

Respiratory therapist and pulmonologist reviewing a clinical report and chest imaging
  • BiPAP and CPAP management
  • Tracheostomy care
  • Chronic lung disease management
  • Respiratory monitoring across shifts
  • Oxygen therapy optimization

We work to identify high-risk residents early, with the goal of reducing avoidable hospitalizations.

Outcomes That Matter

Measured Clinical Improvements

Residents in our programs have demonstrated measurable improvements in respiratory stability, functional performance, and overall pulmonary outcomes across partnered facilities.

ImprovedRespiratory Stability
ImprovedFunctional Performance
ImprovedOverall Pulmonary Outcomes

Reduced Rehospitalizations for Pulmonary Residents

Across Banyan-partnered facilities, pulmonary residents experience rehospitalization rates well below national benchmarks for this population—reflecting the impact of proactive, on-site respiratory care.

Hospital Readmissions Over Time
Monthly readmissions Trend
Readmissions Month 1 Month 2 Month 3

Illustrative directional trend.

Case Study

Transforming Pulmonary Care Across Four Facilities

The Challenge

Underutilized pulmonary programs, high readmissions, and missed clinical opportunities for high-acuity residents.

The Solution

Embedded Banyan respiratory teams, compliance workflows, and integrated care.

The Results

370+
Patients treated in three months
7 days
Per week of on-site coverage
Low
Pulmonary rehospitalization rates vs. national benchmarks

Results from a representative facility group. Individual facility outcomes vary based on resident population, acuity, and operational factors.

Sizing the Opportunity

What the Opportunity Looks Like

A consultation maps the eligible population across your facilities—identifying current census and projected caseload. The illustrative example below shows how that projection takes shape across a sample portfolio.

Metric (as of date performed) SNF 1SNF 2Total
Total licensed beds80100180
Inhouse census7592167
Projected Caseload283260

Illustrative example for hypothetical facilities. Figures are for demonstration only and do not represent any specific facility or projected results.

Facility Benefits

More Than Just Care

Banyan strengthens your entire operation.

Clinical

  • Improved resident outcomes
  • Reduced hospitalizations
  • Enhanced quality of life

Operational

  • Reduced nursing burden
  • Stronger documentation compliance
  • Survey readiness & audit support, including records, policies, and documentation on request

Financial

  • Accurate respiratory documentation supporting appropriate PDPM and CMI capture
  • Stabilized census

Marketing

  • Differentiation with referral sources
  • Enhanced admissions positioning

Implementation

Simple, Structured, Supported

Getting started with Banyan is seamless.

A Banyan team member presenting the program to respiratory therapists
  1. 01

    Consultation

    Evaluate your facility’s pulmonary opportunity.

  2. 02

    Program Design

    Customize staffing and operational model.

  3. 03

    Clinical Integration

    Align with your team, workflows, and systems.

  4. 04

    Launch

    On-site program activation.

  5. 05

    Ongoing Optimization

    Weekly compliance reviews; continuous performance improvement.

Your Facility. Your Model.

Banyan adapts to your operational goals:

  • Fully managed, turnkey program
  • In-house respiratory build with Banyan support
  • Hybrid partnership models

Every option delivers:

  • Clinical excellence
  • Compliance infrastructure
  • Operational performance

Why Banyan

Let’s Build Together

Banyan is not a vendor—we are an extension of your clinical and operational team.

Banyan team meeting with skilled nursing facility leadership in a conference room

What Sets Us Apart:

  • Clinically driven model
  • Embedded, on-site expertise
  • Compliance infrastructure and audit support
  • AI-powered workflows
  • Outcomes-aligned partnership

We help you deliver exceptional pulmonary care—while strengthening your facility’s performance.

Schedule a consultation today to improve resident outcomes.

Prefer email? Reach us directly at info@banyanpulmonary.com