HCBS settings final rule ‘not a good fit’ for assisted living, provider group says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 23, 2023
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services home- and community-based services settings final rule is written so broadly that its requirements “run in opposition to person centered planning” for older...
VA supports assisted living pilot program for veterans — with conditions
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 22, 2023
The US Department of Veterans Affairs supports legislation that would create a pilot program enabling some veterans to have their care needs met in an assisted living community rather than in a VA home,...
Associations join together to develop best practices, educate authorities about assisted living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 21, 2023
Four national associations advocating for assisted living providers are joining with the National Association for Regulatory Administration to develop guidance for the industry and resources for operators,...
Today’s the day! Virtual doors to McKnight’s Senior Living Online Expo open at 10:30 a.m. ET
Jun 15, 2023
Attendees will be able to earn up to four continuing education credits by participating in webinars about surveys and citations, workforce issues and technology.
‘There’s always tension’: NCAL addresses fears of increased federal regulation of assisted living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 07, 2023
Lobbying federal decision-makers for legislation that would benefit the assisted living sector may come with some risk of increased federal scrutiny, American Health Care Association / National Center...
Workforce issues at forefront as assisted living providers gather in DC
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 05, 2023
Assisted living workforce issues are expected to dominate discussions when representatives of the National Center for Assisted Living and its affiliated organizations gather today and tomorrow in the nation’s...
US News Best Senior Living program recognizes 1,675 communities as tops in second year
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 04, 2023
US News & World Report is recognizing 1,675 senior living communities with top ratings in the second year of its Best Senior Living program. That compares with 1,274 communities rated as “Best” in...
Older adults’ location preferences similar to general population until they reach their 80s
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 17, 2023
Adults aged 75 or more years — often the point at which senior living providers start thinking of them as prospective residents — generally are attracted to the same destinations to live as people...
As HCBS settings rule compliance date arrives, some worry about future for assisted living providers,...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 20, 2023
As federal officials celebrated “an important milestone” in the implementation of the home- and community-based services settings final rule on Friday, some senior living industry advocates warned...
CCRC residents ‘significantly safer’ from COVID deaths than older adults not living in congregate...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 02, 2023
SAN DIEGO—Residents of continuing care retirement communities were “significantly safer” from dying from COVID-19 than were older adults living in noncongregate residential settings in the greater...