Public health emergency extension needed so operators can respond to ‘ever-evolving pandemic,’ AHCA/NCAL...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 10, 2022
The American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted living has asked the federal government to extend the public health emergency through the end of the year, given the emergence of new...
MA plan partners with home healthcare agency, underscoring care shift
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Diane Eastabrook
Apr 13, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has helped forge an alliance between a Medicare Advantage company and a provider of post-acute-home-based care (PAHC). Miramar, FL-based onehome is partnering with Waltham, MA-based...
LeadingAge on Wednesday urged federal policymakers “to address the needs of older adults living in other congregate and community-based settings” in addition to the needs of nursing home residents...
More news for Wednesday, March 24
Mar 24, 2021
You can hug an assisted living resident in Ohio, but you must wear a mask … Rhode Island Health Department urges assisted living operators to adhere to visitation recommendations … Illinois Public...
Providers dissect latest update to Provider Relief Fund rules, can use money to cover eligible expenses...
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Danielle Brown
Jun 18, 2021
Provider Relief Fund payments can be used to pay for eligible coronavirus-related expenses that date back to Jan. 1, 2020, even if they received the money after the expenses incurred, according to federal...
More news for Tuesday, Feb. 7
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 07, 2023
Sharing COVID-19 stories can help increase vaccination rates … Majority of COVID-19 deaths were among older adults … Healthy lifestyle matters for older adults pursuing quality of life … Rutgers...
Social isolation ‘cannot become the new normal,’ senators say during Aging Committee hearing
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 12, 2020
Although social distancing has become a “core tool in our effort to save lives and help flatten the curve of COVID-19, social isolation cannot become the new normal, especially for our older adults population,”...
AHCA/NCAL asks HHS to extend COVID-19 public health emergency past Jan. 11
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Lois A. Bowers
Nov 03, 2022
The COVID-19 public health emergency should be extended past Jan. 11 “so that long-term and post-acute care providers can continue to offer the most efficient and effective care possible and so our nation’s...
AHCA / NCAL releases guidance to help residents stay connected with loved ones
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 02, 2020
The American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living has released guidance on innovative methods that senior living and care communities can use to keep residents and family members...
Mental health among seniors deteriorated during pandemic, national poll finds
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Diane Eastabrook
May 06, 2021
An estimated 1 in 5 older adults currently suffer from depression, anxiety, insomnia, substance abuse or another mental health disorder, according to the new National Poll on Healthy Agin