As HCBS settings rule compliance date arrives, some worry about future for assisted living providers,...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 20, 2023
As federal officials celebrated “an important milestone” in the implementation of the home- and community-based services settings final rule on Friday, some senior living industry advocates warned...
Medicare Advantage needs to ‘wake up’ to value of senior living, experts say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 20, 2023
A new report from LeadingAge looks at the challenges and potential solutions to address the failures of Medicare Advantage. Senior living advocates are looking at it as a learning experience and opportunity...
Operator, executives face felony charges for 14 deaths tied to new resident at start of pandemic
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 16, 2023
A California-based senior living operator and three executives have been charged with felony elder abuse tied to 14 COVID-19-related deaths that occurred at one of the company’s memory care communities...
Senators to GAO: Examine impact of pay gap on women’s retirement savings
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 16, 2023
A group of senators is asking the Government Accountability Office to examine the impact of the pay gap between men and women on the ability of women to save for retirement. The move came Tuesday, Equal...
AAOS: Patients aged ≥75 years report better pain relief than younger patients
Mar 15, 2023
Patients aged 75 years and older saw better pain relief and improved quality of life compared with patients younger than 55 years.
NLRB rescinds some election rule provisions, delays implementation of others
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 15, 2023
The National Labor Relations Board has rescinded portions of a 2019 final rule related to union elections and delayed implementation of other provisions. The action complies with a recent decision of the...
Costs for linked-benefit long-term care insurance policies drop up to 15 percent from last year
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 15, 2023
Costs for linked-benefit long-term care insurance policies — policies linked with another type of policy, such as life insurance — generally are between 10% and 15% lower in 2023 than they were a year...
ACC: Healthy sleep pattern cuts risk for premature death
Mar 14, 2023
A healthy pattern includes seven to eight hours of sleep nightly and sleeping through the night without sleep medications.
MFCU efforts result in 17 assisted living convictions, $265,000 in recoveries in FY 2022: OIG report
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 14, 2023
Efforts by state Medicaid Fraud Control Units resulted in a total of 17 criminal convictions and $265,040 in criminal case recoveries related to assisted living in fiscal year 2022, according to a new...
Prevalence of subjective cognitive decline 9.6 percent in ages 45 and up
Mar 13, 2023
Only 47.3% of those with subjective cognitive decline reported that they had discussed issue with healthcare professional.