Patients will receive personalized care to include medication titration, daily weights, symptom and activity assessment, documentation of ejection fraction, patient and caregiver education,dietary surveillance, discharge instructions and follow up visit within 7 days of SNF discharge

SNF patients with HF will receive usual care

Subjects will be assessed 3 times a week while in SNF.

To determine the difference in the composite endpoint of 60-day all-cause hospitalization, all-cause emergency department visits and all-cause mortality between HF patients in Skilled Nursing Facilities cared for by a heart failure-disease management program vs usual care.

To compare the difference in health status and self-care for patients with HF cared for by a SNF heart failure-disease management program vs usual care 60 days post SNF admission. Health Status will be measured by the KCCQ (Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire) which is a 23 item questionnaire specific for patients with HF. It includes aspects of physical function, symptoms (frequency, severity and stability), social function, self-efficacy, knowledge, and quality of life. HF Self Management will be measured using the SCHFI (Self-Care HF Index) which consists of 15 item scale with 3 domains of self care including self care maintenance (behaviors to maintain clinical stability), self-care management (decision making process with regard to symptom changes), and confidence to manage symptoms.