The Department of Labor will beef up its Nursing Expansion Grant Program with $80 million in grants, the department announced Monday.
Homelessness increases mortality risk for older adults
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 21, 2022
The older a person is who becomes homeless, the higher the likelihood of death, according to new research from the University of California San Francisco.
Bipartisan legislation would expand access to advance care planning in Medicare
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 19, 2022
The Improving Access to Advance Care Planning Act pending in Congress would, if passed and signed into law, expand access to advance care planning services in Medicare.
99 percent of Phase 4 PRF applications reviewed by HRSA
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 14, 2022
About $60 million in long-awaited Phase 4 Provider Relief Fund monies went out last Friday, closing out 99% of applications for the $17 billion COVID-19 relief fund.
Helping prospects navigate long-term care system an ‘enormous opportunity’ for senior living: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 09, 2022
The creation of central doorways to existing long-term care services — including senior living, nursing home care, home-based care, transportation and meal services — is critical to supporting older...
Monitoring Provider Relief Fund will provide lessons, inform future policymaking: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 02, 2022
Given the “controversy” surrounding the $178 billion distributed through the COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund, monitoring the impact of the fund will provide valuable lessons for pandemic recovery and...
OSHA can issue COVID-19 healthcare standard on its own timeline: courts
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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.
Provider shares ‘telewellness playbook’ to address resident mental health
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 26, 2022
As resident mental health and well-being top the list of challenges for affordable senior housing providers, one operator is sharing its playbook on a successful telewellness program.
Money Follows the Person program limits hinder senior living’s ability to serve older adults, groups...
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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...
Network infrastructure upgrades necessary after pandemic’s rapid technology adoption: experts
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 16, 2022
Approximately 30% of senior living and care organizations have not upgraded their network infrastructure in more than five years, according to a HealthTech Twitter poll. That could be setting providers...