As ‘unprecedented’ crisis continues, workforce issues top 5 priorities for NCAL, executive director...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 10, 2022
NASHVILLE, TN — As assisted living providers continue to experience an “unprecedented workforce crisis right now,” the issue tops the list of five priorities for the National Center for Assisted...
HCBS settings final rule ‘not a good fit’ for assisted living, provider group says
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Lois A. Bowers
Jun 23, 2023
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services home- and community-based services settings final rule is written so broadly that its requirements “run in opposition to person centered planning” for older...
Raise grant rates for assisted living, wages and benefits for caregivers, board recommends
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 05, 2022
A state government advisory board is recommending that the Virginia General Assembly increase grant awards to cover assisted living costs, mandate sick leave and a living wage for direct care workers,...
Medicaid HCBS waiting lists force difficult decisions for some assisted living operators
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 30, 2023
State Medicaid home- and community-based services program waiting lists could force difficult decisions for some assisted living operators with residents who have spent down their resources but now must...
Argentum works on Plan B as weather thwarts fly-in
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 26, 2018
Argentum is planning to find additional ways to discuss the Government Accountability Office’s assisted living-related report, home- and community-based services and other issues after the second...
White House recognizes assisted living’s ‘critical importance’ as aging services provider
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 05, 2021
An announcement from the federal government about the release of $1.4 billion in funding from the American Rescue Plan for programs affecting older adults for the first time acknowledges assisted living...
Federal efforts to strengthen care economy fall short for senior living, advocates say
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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...
Senior living looks forward to additional HCBS guidance from CMS
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 25, 2016
Organizations representing senior living providers said they are pleased that CMS is providing guidance to states on how to implement a 2014 final rule related to home- and community-based settings. But...
Business of long-term care ‘has never been worse’ as occupancy, staffing challenges continue
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 12, 2022
NASHVILLE, TN — With the clinical issues of COVID-19 largely behind the long-term care industry, the business side “has never been worse,” according to American Health Care Association / National...