Senate unanimously passes family caregiver support bill
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 26, 2020
A respite program for family caregivers would receive $10 million annually under a bipartisan bill unanimously passed by voice vote in the Senate on Monday. The bill, backed by LeadingAge and dozens of...
The effects of COVID-19 have not escaped the senior living and skilled nursing operators in LTC Properties’ portfolio, executives shared Monday on the real estate investment trust’s first-quarter 2020...
Two Alzheimer’s drug trials halted
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 22, 2019
Two late-stage clinical trials of a drug for Alzheimer’s disease have been stopped because they aren’t likely to produce promising results, two companies involved with the research announced Thursday.
Ventas reiterates commitment to senior living, despite pandemic’s effects
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 09, 2020
Remaining “sober and clear-eyed” about the national increase in COVID-19 cases, Ventas Chairman and CEO Debra Cafaro said Friday that the Chicago-based real estate investment trust remains committed...
$102.2 billion in COVID-19 relief needed for senior living and other providers, CEO tells Congress
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 09, 2020
The work of nonprofit health and human service organizations with more than 500 employees, including senior living providers, is threatened unless Congress provides more than $102.2 billion in relief in...
A LeadingAge survey measuring the effects of COVID-19 on affordable senior housing providers found spikes in COVID-19 cases at communities, severe financial strain among providers and concerns about resident...
Paul Ryan talks healthcare, immigration at NIC in first post-Congress speech
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 22, 2019
The Medicaid and immigration programs will be reformed, and senior living and long-term care providers can help shape the outcome, former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) said during Thursday’s...
State Supreme Court decisions narrow pandemic-related liability protections for providers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 14, 2023
A pair of state high court rulings this week put senior living and other long-term care providers on notice that pandemic-related liability protections aren’t a given.
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,...
Wisconsin: Dementia bills pass committees
Feb 07, 2016
Wisconsin lawmakers are considering 10 bills designed to aid those with dementia, although senior living groups oppose one of the measures.