Reside Admissions joins National Datacare

Reside Admissions is now a wholly owned subsidiary of National Datacare, linking admissions workflow software with resident fund management for long-term care operators. The companies are also building an API connection meant to speed Social Security benefit redirection and reduce missed reimbursement deadlines.

Why it matters: - The combination ties admissions workflows directly to resident fund management, which could help long-term care operators move faster on paperwork and reduce lost revenue. - National Datacare’s resident fund services and Medicaid billing tools already sit close to the payment process, so the integration could make admissions a more direct revenue driver. - Reside serves more than 1,100 facilities, so the new connection could affect a broad base of operators.

What happened: - Reside Admissions announced it is now a wholly owned subsidiary of National Datacare. - The announcement came Nov. 6, 2026, in Chicago. - National Datacare has provided resident trust fund and Medicaid billing services to long-term care operators since 1981. - The companies are building an industry-first direct API connection between Reside and National Datacare’s Resident Fund Management Service, or RFMS.

The details: - Reside manages the admissions process from referral acceptance through move-in. - Reside routes tasks to the right person, tracks completed and missing items, and embeds requirements such as PASRRs, arbitration agreements and consents into the workflow. - RFMS redirects residents’ Social Security benefits to the facility. - To redirect a new resident’s benefit, RFMS paperwork must be completed and submitted before Social Security’s monthly cutoff. - Delays between admission and submission can miss that deadline and create accounts receivable that are hard or impossible to collect. - With the new connection, RFMS paperwork completed in Reside at admission will be submitted electronically to RFMS in minutes. - The new module is called RFMSconnect. - Reside said the paperwork completed at admission will go straight through so operators can count on getting paid for care they are already providing. - Current Reside and NDC customers will keep working with their existing teams. - Existing agreements remain in place.

Between the lines: - The deal points to a broader push to connect front-end admissions work with downstream billing and cash collection. - National Datacare is extending its role from back-office financial services into the intake process where reimbursement risk can start. - Reside is positioning admissions as a more standardized operational function, not just an administrative task. - Leigh Powell said admissions shapes Medicaid eligibility, billing and the resident and family experience.

What's next: - The companies plan to roll out the RFMSconnect module as the first joint product. - Reside said more products are likely to follow from the partnership. - Customers will continue working through their current support teams while the integration is developed. - Reside and National Datacare will keep serving long-term care operators nationwide, including NDC’s large-provider customer base.

The bottom line: - The partnership turns admissions software into a closer link between resident intake and reimbursement, with the goal of helping operators get paid faster and avoid missed billing windows.