Like aging children who look more like their parents, many assisted living communities are beginning to resemble the operators who once spawned them.
State COVID-19 vaccine distribution plans must prioritize long-term care residents, staff, AHCA/NCAL...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 30, 2020
As state governors prepare COVID-19 vaccine administration and distribution plans by an Oct. 16 deadline, one industry trade association is urging state leaders to make long-term care residents and staff...
Industry pursues two avenues for coronavirus relief as long-term care observes ‘most difficult year’
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 03, 2021
American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living President and CEO Mark Parkinson said the organizations are pursuing two avenues for coronavirus relief for operators since the...
CMS seeks feedback on quality measures proposed for HCBS
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 21, 2020
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is seeking feedback on proposed national quality and outcomes measures for the Medicaid-funded home- and community-based services provided for older adults...
Pandemic may put 56 percent of assisted living operators out of business in a year: survey
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 04, 2021
As 2020 was ending, President Trump signed a $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill that adds $3 billion to the Provider Relief Fund. That aid can’t come fast enough for assisted living providers, according...
House committee discusses 7 bills aimed at ‘rebuilding pipeline of future workers’
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 27, 2021
Seven current pieces of legislation are aimed at revitalizing the frontline workforce in healthcare, and legislators discussed them Tuesday at a House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee hearing.
House prepares to vote on $2 trillion stimulus bill as US ranks No. 1 in world for COVID-19 cases
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 27, 2020
As the House of Representatives prepared Thursday to vote on the $2 trillion “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act” or “CARES Act” this morning, Johns Hopkins University ranked the...
AHCA/NCAL: CMS Accelerated Payment program providing quick support
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Amy Novotney
Apr 16, 2020
The surest bet for quick financial help for long-term care operators right now appears to be through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Accelerated Payment Program, Consolidated Billing Services...
Long-term care workforce challenges remain at ‘crisis’ level
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 11, 2022
Federal jobs data show that workforce challenges in the long-term care industry remain at a ‘crisis’ level, according to the industry.
A win for home care: Providers applaud withdrawal of MFAR proposal
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Danielle Brown
Sep 16, 2020
Providers cheered federal health officials’ decision to withdraw a proposal they warned could cut up to $50 billion nationwide from the Medicaid program annually.