Support grows for proposed pilot expanding assisted living access to veterans
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 31, 2022
Legislation creating a pilot program allowing veterans access to assisted living care has been introduced in the House of Representatives.
OSHA can issue COVID-19 healthcare standard on its own timeline: courts
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 30, 2022
The federal government can issue a permanent COVID-19 healthcare standard on its own timeline after an appellate court ruled against a group of unions hoping to expedite the process.
Feds’ antipsychotic drug reduction efforts in assisted living fail to produce success seen in nursing...
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 23, 2022
A federal initiative to reduce antipsychotic prescribing in long-term care facilities failed to impact prescriptions in assisted living residents with dementia, the first study of its kind has found.
Money Follows the Person program limits hinder senior living’s ability to serve older adults, groups...
By
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
By
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
By
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...
Business briefs, Aug. 16
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 16, 2022
Workers at 39 PA SNFs threaten strike over pay, conditions … SAGE’s financial literacy app for LGBTQ+ elders reaches 1K+ users … Sinceri Senior Living partners with Second Act Financial Services...
Business briefs, Aug. 11
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 11, 2022
2 SNFs, 5 employees indicted on fraud charges … Home healthcare provider ordered to pay $1.5 million in back wages, damages, civil fines … Trilogy Health Services partners with Norton Healthcare to...
People in the news, Aug. 9
By
Nicole Blanchard
Aug 09, 2022
Appointments, promotions and other news at AHEPA, American Healthcare REIT, Anthem Memory Care, Buckner Retirement Services, Gardant Management, Juniper Communities, Lenbrook, LCS, Lloyd Jones and Monarch...
Nursing home workforce recovery will take until 2026 without a ‘boost’: AHCA
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 09, 2022
Recovery to pre-pandemic staffing levels in nursing homes could take until 2026 unless the industry receives a “boost” from policymakers, the American Health Care Association said Monday.