Kristine Theurer, PhD, founder and president of Java Group Programs, discusses a model to address mental health challenges such as loneliness and social isolation in senior living and other long-term care...
COVID-19 public health emergency will not end in January: reports
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Lois A. Bowers
Nov 14, 2022
The public health emergency due to COVID-19 will not end in January, according to published reports.
Operators to ‘grapple’ with COVID-related issues for at least another year, Omega CEO predicts
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Lois A. Bowers
Nov 04, 2022
Labor costs and inflation continue to affect senior living operators in Omega Healthcare Investors’ portfolio, executives said Thursday on the Hunt Valley, MD-based real estate investment trust’s third-quarter...
‘Tens of thousands’ of nursing home caregivers could lose their jobs this week: AHCA
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 04, 2022
Tens of thousands of nursing home caregivers could lose their job on Friday if the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services does not reissue a blanket waiver, the American Health Care Association said...
43 recommendations help fill gap in medical and mental healthcare guidance for assisted living, experts...
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 03, 2022
Forty-three recommendations from a new study will guide medical and mental healthcare in assisted living, the authors say.
Money Follows the Person program limits hinder senior living’s ability to serve older adults, groups...
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 23, 2022
Industry associations representing senior living providers say they support the federal government’s Monday announcement of the expansion of Medicaid’s Money Follows the Person demonstration program...
People in the news, Aug. 23
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 23, 2022
Appointments, promotions and other news at Civitas Senior Living, The Eden Alternative, Enseo, Erickson Senior Living, Health Dimensions Group, LCB Senior Living, Le Groupe Maurice, Lifespark, MedCore...
People in the news, Aug. 16
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Nicole Blanchard
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 16, 2022
Appointments, promotions and other news at American Senior Communities, BeeHive Homes, Benchmark Senior Living, ConnectOne Bank, The Cottages, Cushman & Wakefield, Health Services Management, Heritage...
Provider groups decry ‘chronic underfunding’ as CMS introduces HCBS quality measures
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 22, 2022
The federal government’s introduction Thursday of quality measures for the home- and community-based services offered by assisted living and other providers comes in the midst of “longstanding, chronic...
Assisted living a focus as OSHA increases COVID-19 inspections
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 07, 2022
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration plans to increase its inspections of assisted living communities and some other types of long-term care and healthcare-related employers as it extends...