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Medicaid block grant proposal ‘must be carefully evaluated,’ provider group says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 19, 2019
A plan that would make Tennessee the first state to receive its Medicaid funding via a block grant “must be carefully evaluated,” the executive director of the Tennessee Health Care Association...
More news for Thursday, Sept. 12
Sep 12, 2019
Oct. 7 is deadline to comment on U.S. Preventive Services Task Force draft statement on cognitive screening … ‘Revolutionary’ $53 million grant to fund 40 pilots to improve direct Alzheimer’s care...
$2.9 million study will seek ways to detect dementia earlier
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 04, 2019
Researchers from Florida State University will use a $2.9 million grant from the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health to try to discover earlier ways to detect and treat age-related...
Affordable options for the middle class
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 03, 2019
As the senior living industry looks to find ways to serve the silver wave of baby boomers, including those in the middle market, all ideas should be on the table as potential solutions. Ever heard of the...
People in the news, Sept. 3
Sep 03, 2019
Appointments, promotions and other news involving Belmont Village Senior Living, English Meadows Senior Living, Erickson Living, The Glen at Scripps Ranch, LeadingAge Florida, Lutheran Social Ministries...
Signature HealthCARE’s new flu vaccine policy will affect everyone in every facility
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 29, 2019
A new influenza vaccination policy announced Wednesday by Louisville, KY-based Signature HealthCARE will apply to all employees, residents, patients, volunteers, vendors and others in any of the organization’s...
OIG: States still hampered in implementing background checks for long-term care employees
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 27, 2019
States continue to be hampered in their ability to fully implement requirements of the National Background Check Program for Long-Term Care Providers, mainly because of a lack of legislative authority...
Administrator, nurses charged with manslaughter for resident deaths after Hurricane Irma
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 27, 2019
Four former employees of the now-closed Florida long-term care facility where 12 residents died in 2017 after a power outage related to Hurricane Irma knocked out the facility’s air conditioning were...
Cost could prevent older adults from benefiting from ride-hailing services: study
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 22, 2019
Results of a new study suggest possible health and quality-of-life benefits when older adults use on-demand ride-hailing services such as the ones that have been tested and used by senior living operators....