New administration, Congress bring increased scrutiny on senior living: NIC panel
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 28, 2021
Long-term services and supports, value-based care and regulatory scrutiny are among the key issues facing senior living providers one week after President Biden’s inauguration.
Implementing three policy recommendations, with short-term and longer-term steps, would increase access to home- and community-based services, reduce institutional bias in the Medicaid program, and create...
As report cites older adult struggle to meet expenses, expert says HCBS proposal won’t help middle...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 26, 2021
Older adults are struggling to meet cost-of-living expenses in the nation’s 100 largest metropolitan areas, according to a new report from UMass Boston’s Gerontology Institute. But federal, state and...
New legislation takes steps to close HCBS gap for older adults: senior living experts
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 28, 2021
Although a bipartisan infrastructure deal reached Thursday did not include much-sought-after funding for home- and community-based services and affordable housing, the senior living industry is hailing...
Federal COVID-19 vaccination, testing mandates have pros, cons, experts say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 05, 2021
Although generally supportive of federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates for members of its workforce, senior living leaders are concerned about the effects on its workforce.
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.
$1.8 million healthcare scam defrauded senior living residents, Justice Department says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 01, 2020
An Omaha, NE, man was sentenced to 46 months in prison for using the personal information of senior living residents in several states to defraud Medicare and state Medicaid agencies out of thousands of...
CMS-proposed quality measure needs clarification on assisted living, provider groups say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 30, 2023
A federal proposal to establish a quality measure assessing inpatient discharges to home- and community-based settings for Medicaid enrollees has some leaders in the senior living industry concerned about...
More news for Thursday, Feb. 2
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 02, 2023
Man with ties to senior living industry now in US custody over Haitian president assassination plot … Program aims to expand, diversify aging studies research workforce … Parkinsons’ Foundation expands...
ADL, functional limitations decline among older adults
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 07, 2023
Older adults saw a “substantial” decline in activities of daily living limitations compared with a decade earlier, according to the results of a new study.