OAA update includes ‘disappointing’ language that could burden providers, group says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 09, 2024
Some provisions in the most comprehensive update to the Older Americans Act in 36 years raise concerns about potentially stifling innovation and creating undue burdens on service providers, according to...
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...
More news for Monday, Feb. 5
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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...
South Dakota seeks $26 million increase to support assisted living, nursing home staffing
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 30, 2024
Additional funding to maintain staffing at South Dakota’s assisted living communities and nursing homes is needed to increase the number of residents those facilities can serve, according to the state.
Assisted living provides value, satisfaction in long-term care continuum, industry advocates say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 26, 2024
The assisted living industry is fighting back against growing scrutiny over staffing challenges and what consumer groups and the lay media say is a cost structure that prices many older adults out of services...
Eviction bill amendment does little to address real problem, industry experts say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 24, 2024
An amendment to a Wisconsin bill that would change the time attached to a senior living eviction notice would do little to address a “highly emotional and stressful time for everyone” and does not...
20 states make changes to assisted living regulations, statutes, policies
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 11, 2024
Assisted living regulations, statutes and policies in 20 states (31%) were updated between July 1, 2022, and July 1, 2023, according to a new report from the National Center for Assisted Living.
Education, leadership keys to combating vaccine hesitancy in senior living, experts say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 10, 2024
Increasing COVID-19, influenza and respiratory vaccination rates in older adults is going to require a village to battle vaccine reluctance in the form of misinformation, hesitancy and fatigue, according...
State compliance status could affect assisted living providers that provide HCBS
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 20, 2023
Assisted living operators that provide home- and community-based services to residents who are Medicaid beneficiaries could be affected as states continue to come into compliance with the provisions of...
2023 proved to be a ‘landmark’ year in progress toward treatment of Alzheimer’s disease
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 15, 2023
The 2023 update to the nation’s roadmap of strategies and actions to address Alzheimer’s disease was released Wednesday, highlighting “landmark” progress made over the past year in understanding...