McKnight’s Women of Distinction class of 2024 welcomes 15 Rising Stars
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 13, 2024
Fifteen women working in senior living, skilled nursing or home care are being announced today as Rising Stars and will be feted May 14 as part of the sixth annual McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards,...
Pilot program works to develop HCBS quality measures that reflect beneficiary preferences
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 05, 2024
Decisions about funding, service provision and policy when it comes to Medicaid home- and community-based services may not always reflect the needs of the people it affects most, particularly older adults...
‘Misallocation’ of COVID-19 vaccines led to preventable deaths of older adults: study
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 16, 2024
Older adults in New York City may have missed out on timely COVID-19 vaccinations — and possibly died — due to a misallocation of resources that allowed younger adults in wealthy neighborhoods to jump...
More news for Thursday, March 7
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 07, 2024
NIC MAP Vision launches AI suite for senior living investment strategies … Argentum, AlphaROC partner on senior living market research … Wrongful death lawsuit filed against assisted living operator...
State bills aim to address senior living workforce, access, dementia issues
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 15, 2024
As the nation’s population of older adults increases the demand for senior living and other forms of long-term care, states are stepping up to provide solutions and resources to address some hot topic...
Black and Hispanic older adults in ‘Forgotten Middle’ are ‘worst off’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 16, 2024
Trends in home ownership and equity, income, health and other issues indicate that millions of middle-income Black, Hispanic or rural older adults may not have the financial resources they need to pay...
Letters promote congressional support for $353 million increase in federal funding for dementia initiatives
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 13, 2024
Congressional support is growing for increased federal funding for dementia research, as evidenced by two recent letters to House appropriations subcommittee leadership.
Miami senior living community hit with $2.5 million jury verdict in negligence case
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 10, 2024
A South Florida senior living community will need to pay the estate of a former resident $2.5 million over allegations that a resident sustained a severe brain injury in an unsupervised bathroom fall.
More news for Monday, Feb. 5
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 05, 2024
Takeaways from NIC MAP’s fourth-quarter fundamentals release … Use of Medicaid wraparound services by dually eligible individuals varies by service, state … StartUp Health launches global Alzheimer’s...
More news for Thursday, Feb. 22
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 22, 2024
National Health Investors sees ‘significantly increased’ inquiries, is positioned for growth with ‘fortress-like’ balance sheet, execs say … Senior living operator fined, may lose license...