Transforming direct care workforce requires innovative strategies, policy changes: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 14, 2022
Policy changes and innovative strategies are key to transforming direct care jobs and stabilizing the workforce, according to a recent study from PHI.
CMS issues reg requiring COVID-19 vaccination for long-term care workers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 04, 2021
Long-term care and other healthcare facilities that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs must develop COVID-19 vaccination policies for their workers by Dec. 5, and all eligible workers must...
New York aims to lead PACE expansion with innovative pilot
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 02, 2021
An innovative plan in New York State could expand the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) to more people.
Regional Resilient Healthcare soon to go national with expansion of hospital-at-home movement
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jul 12, 2021
When physical therapist Jackleen Samuel launched Resilient Healthcare three years ago, it was tough to get hospital systems and health insurers to buy into the idea of hospital-at-home and long-term acute...
InnovAge opens new PACE center in Virginia
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jul 01, 2021
InnovAge, a leading provider of Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), opened the doors to a new 25,000-square-foot senior care center Wednesday in Roanoke, VA.
Federal regulation threat, new COVID funding, liability protections top issues facing senior living:...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 27, 2021
An interim rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is “concerning” because it could lead to expanded federal regulation of assisted living, according to a speaker Wednesday on an Argentum...
COVID-19 long-haulers spur push for palliative care services
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 22, 2021
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) is leading an effort for a demonstration project that would cover palliative care for older Americans under Medicare
Senate leader promises coronavirus relief this week as U.S. cases, deaths increase and senior living...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 18, 2020
As coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) spreads in the U.S. and senior living companies face increasing challenges, the Senate on Tuesday did not vote on a relief bill passed by the House. Senate Majority...
Provider groups concerned by HHS, HUD cuts in Trump’s $4.8 trillion budget
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 11, 2020
The Department of Health and Human Services would see a 10% funding cut, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development would see a 15% funding cut, under the $4.8 trillion budget proposed Monday...
Big senior living stories of 2019
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 23, 2019
Here’s a look at some of the news that occupied many minds in senior living over the past year.