Policymakers will be able to use newly released information to solve problems related to the financing of long-term services and supports that Americans increasingly will need, but they’ll face trade-offs...
Report calls for expansion of PACE as one solution to long-term care crisis
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Diane Eastabrook
Apr 09, 2021
Home-based care and Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) got a big boost Thursday from one of the nation’s leading think tanks on aging
‘Thoughtful approach’ to reopening necessary to balance risks, benefits, AMDA says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 02, 2021
Taking a measured approach to resuming visitation and group activities, advocating for COVID-19 vaccines, continuing visitor screenings, and requiring masking and social distancing are among the recommendations...
Nora Super stepping down from White House Conference on Aging leadership
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 28, 2016
Nora Super is leaving her role as executive director of the White House Conference on Aging, effective Feb. 5.
$1.3 million project aims to strengthen direct care workforce
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 05, 2022
A $1.3 million federal project, with funding spread out over five years, will establish a new center to help strengthen the direct care workforce providing home- and community-based services to older...
An episodic approach to Alzheimer’s
By
Anna Fisher
Dec 01, 2014
For so many of us working in senior care, we are often approached by family members and caregivers with questions about the uncertainty of the dementia journey.
As legal issues mount, nursing home operator asks court to dismiss class action lawsuit
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 16, 2021
The owner of seven Louisiana nursing homes embroiled in a class action lawsuit filed a motion in federal court Friday asking the court to di
Just the beginning for middle market push
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 16, 2019
We’ve read — and McKnight’s Senior Living has written — much about the growing need for senior housing for middle-income older adults since April. Interest has not abated.
Falls led to 27,000 deaths and 7 million injuries in 2014, CDC says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 22, 2016
Falls continue to be the leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injuries among adults aged at least 65 years, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published on Thursday...
Assisted living owner accused in historic $1 billion healthcare fraud scheme
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 24, 2016
The owner of more than 30 Miami-area assisted living and skilled nursing facilities was charged with conspiracy, obstruction, money laundering and healthcare fraud in connection with a $1 billion scheme...