Affordability, healthcare access key to best states, cities for retirees in 2022
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 04, 2022
Affordability, healthcare access and quality of life weighed heavily in two recent reports on the best cities and states to retire to in 2022.
Study could lead to more care quality and outcomes research in assisted living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 04, 2022
Assisted living communities could be the focus of more research into care quality and outcomes in the future now that a new study has provided a methodology for identifying Medicare beneficiaries living...
Federal HCBS investment could lead to national uniformity: KFF
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 09, 2022
Home- and community-based services eligibility, spending and benefits vary substantially by state, but states continue to view HCBS as a way to provide an alternative to institutional long-term care, according...
Transforming direct care workforce requires innovative strategies, policy changes: study
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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.
Long-term care financing success requires federal program, coverage across continuum: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 08, 2022
A new federal benefit that would include taxpayer subsidies and cover the continuum of long-term care services, including residential care and home- and community-based services, would address some of...
Planned rate increases meant to help providers address workforce shortages, pandemic costs
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 19, 2022
Assisted living communities in Nebraska could see temporary funding increases to address workforce shortages and continuing pandemic-related costs if a state plan is approved by the federal government.
Senior living leaders take fight for support of Build Back Better Act straight to public
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 12, 2022
In an open letter to the American public Tuesday, 32 national and regional nonprofit aging services, health and social support leaders sounded the alarm about the “growing crisis” for older adults...
More news for Thursday, Jan. 6
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 06, 2022
San Francisco to require COVID-19 boosters for healthcare workers … Assisted living community cited for knowingly employing unvaccinated workers … CMS extends California’s Medicaid waivers … Senior...
Assisted living could provide new options for states focused on expanding HCBS access, quality: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 01, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic shed light on home- and community-based services needs for older adults, leading to the introduction of several federal proposals for significant policy changes and funding. But addressing...
Slimmer, $1.75T Build Back Better framework calls for ‘historic’ investment in older adults, but...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 29, 2021
A pared down, $1.75 trillion social spending package framework announced Thursday by President Biden is being called a “historic step” for older adults, but greater investments still are necessary...