Senior living can cost less than aging in place at home: analysis
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 19, 2017
A new analysis showing that older adults can save money by residing in senior living communities rather than continuing to live in their homes may not surprise those in the industry, but most older adults...
GAO calls for more sharing of best practices for reducing improper Medicaid payments
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 18, 2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should collaborate with states to develop a systematic approach for collecting and sharing promising practices through which states have identified and reduced...
36% of not-for-profit senior living providers manage other communities
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 10, 2017
Approximately 36% of not-for-profit senior living providers manage other communities through a separate subsidiary or division, according to specialty investment bank Ziegler.
Texas tries to get tougher on assisted living violations
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 03, 2017
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission would not have to provide assisted living communities with the opportunity to correct certain violations before penalizing them under a bill being considered...
Assisted living resident allegedly raped
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 02, 2017
A visitor to an assisted living community in Missouri has been arrested for allegedly raping a resident, according to a media report.
Assisted living, PACE are focuses for new AMDA president
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 29, 2017
The new president of AMDA—The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine says she will continue to expand the organization’s efforts to include care settings such as assisted living communities...
Opioids threaten seniors’ retirement savings, health
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 22, 2017
The opioid epidemic, which finds an increasing number of older Americans raising their grandchildren, could increase older adults’ need for seniors housing and care while decreasing their ability...
Climate change poses heightened risks for elderly: report
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 16, 2017
Climate change is real and is harming people’s health, according to a new report released Wednesday by the American Geriatrics Society and the 11 other organizations that are members of the Medical...
Arthritis is at an all-time high, CDC says
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 14, 2017
Arthritis diagnoses are at an all-time high in the United States, affecting 54 million adults, Anne Schuchat, M.D., acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said at a recent press...
HHS changes rules for distribution of relief funds to Medicaid providers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 13, 2020
The Department of Health and Human Services has reversed its position and now says that Medicaid providers who previously received a payment from a general distribution of funds from the Coronavirus Aid,...