Online training program for assisted living develops out of home care program
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 03, 2023
An online training program for assisted living caregivers is being developed and tested based on another program that was created for unlicensed caregivers of people living in the greater community.
HHS seeks input from providers to inform HCBS policy development
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 17, 2023
Providers of home- and community-based services in assisted living communities and other settings are being asked to contribute input during the federal government’s review of its evidence map.
Industry advocates join coalition to support federal bill requiring use of Alzheimer’s detection tools
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 04, 2023
A bipartisan bill requiring the use of cognitive impairment detection tools in the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias has the support of the senior living industry.
As feds claw back PRF payments, assisted living frustrated it ‘lost out’ over mismanagement
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 25, 2023
As the federal government continues to claw back misappropriated and unused COVID-19 relief funds, senior living industry advocates remain frustrated that assisted living providers “lost out” on this...
School career exploration programs help cultivate future workforce
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 13, 2023
A Texas not-for-profit organization serving people living with dementia is looking to local youth in the hopes of building a future workforce pipeline.
CMS dementia care pilot program to expand care delivery options
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 01, 2023
Assisted living residents may be part of a new Medicare dementia care model that will test an alternative payment for family caregivers while expanding care delivery options to allow people living with...
Workforce development project targets LPN apprenticeships, policy recommendations
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 25, 2023
The state of Washington is approaching the long-term care workforce crisis by addressing education, training and licensing through two approaches, including a new LPN apprenticeship program.
RIP PRF: Debt ceiling deal effectively ends pandemic relief program with billions unspent
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 09, 2023
The bipartisan debt ceiling deal has officially signaled the death knell for the Provider Relief Fund, with billions in funds that potentially could have assisted senior living and other long-term care...
Support for federal Office on Aging Policy gets 12 more faith-based backers
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 16, 2023
Twelve more faith-based organizations have joined LeadingAge in calling for the creation of a White House Office on Aging Policy to deliver “focused, effective coordination” of federal programming...
Federal efforts to strengthen care economy fall short for senior living, advocates say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 19, 2023
President Biden’s executive order on strengthening the care economy, although well-intentioned, does not offer adequate solutions for long-term care in part because it does not support assisted living...