Employer COVID-19 vaccine mandates significantly increase uptake with little effect on staffing: study
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 08, 2023
An employee mandate led to a “significant” increase in COVID-19 vaccine uptake with little effect on staffing in a multi-state network of continuing care retirement communities studied by researchers,...
Free program offers streamlined path to direct care professional certification
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 07, 2023
A new, free program aims to streamline the path to becoming a certified direct care professional in Wisconsin, with a goal of certifying at least 10,000 new workers.
Assisted living cheers CMS guidance to continue HCBS flexibilities adopted during pandemic
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 04, 2023
Updated guidance released Wednesday by the federal government will extend state home- and community-based waivers that had been implemented during the COVID-19 public health emergency. The move has care,...
New dementia roundtable aims to standardize care navigation programming
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 03, 2023
A roundtable of experts will work to establish consistent processes and protocols for dementia care navigation to support people living with dementia or with new diagnoses.
CMS dementia care pilot program to expand care delivery options
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 01, 2023
Assisted living residents may be part of a new Medicare dementia care model that will test an alternative payment for family caregivers while expanding care delivery options to allow people living with...
Pandemic lessons can improve senior living vaccination efforts
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 27, 2023
Changing insurance coverage and reimbursement, improving communication by government and public health agencies with long-term care settings, identifying “immunization champions” and gaining long-term...
Some assisted living providers to get more money via provider relief funds
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 26, 2023
Arkansas assisted living providers participating in the state’s Medicaid waiver program are about to be on the receiving end of part of $2 million in federal provider relief funds.
Dementia testing: Older adults see value, but few have undergone it
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 24, 2023
The majority of older adults see benefit in dementia screening tests, but most have not been tested in the past year, and a majority never have been screened, according to the results of a new poll.
Staffing challenges need attention from federal policymakers, industry advocates say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 20, 2023
Healthcare workforce shortages are at crisis levels and need attention from policymakers, according to senior living advocates.
Bill addresses isolation prevention, but that’s already ‘extensively covered,’ industry experts...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 20, 2023
A bill recently introduced by Ohio lawmakers seeks to prevent pandemic-related isolation of residents in assisted living and other congregate living settings from ever happening again. But industry advocates...