Could a hybrid model be the solution to serving millions more older adults?
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 12, 2022
A model of facility-based care that is a hybrid between an assisted living community and a nursing home could be the answer for millions of older adults who are not eligible for Medicaid and must pay out-of-pocket...
CMS adjusts HCBS final rule implementation, but industry seeks more time
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 26, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced some adjustments regarding the implementation of its home- and community-based services final rule this week, but senior living industry association...
How states ‘way beyond crisis’ should invest in direct care workforce: panel
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 20, 2021
Given the recent actual — and potential — federal investment in federal Medicaid programs, a panel of experts has laid out the current landscape and key opportunities for states that are “way beyond...
Senior living industry pushes infrastructure agenda during budget talks
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 27, 2021
As legislative committees work on how to divvy up the $3.5 trillion approved by the House of Representatives earlier this week in the fiscal year 2022 budget resolution, the senior living and care industry...
New legislation takes steps to close HCBS gap for older adults: senior living experts
By
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...
Assisted living could share in $12.7 billion investment in HCBS through American Rescue Plan
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 17, 2021
Assisted living providers could gain access to a $12.7 billion infusion for Medicaid home- and community-based services through the American Rescue Plan.
White House recognizes assisted living’s ‘critical importance’ as aging services provider
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 05, 2021
An announcement from the federal government about the release of $1.4 billion in funding from the American Rescue Plan for programs affecting older adults for the first time acknowledges assisted living...
‘Most important moment in a generation’: LeadingAge offers Congress blueprint to national aging services...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 02, 2021
Modernizing aging buildings, increasing affordable senior housing stock, investing in workforce recruitment and retention, and financing are key factors in a blueprint for building the national aging infrastructure...
A win for home care: Providers applaud withdrawal of MFAR proposal
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 16, 2020
Providers cheered federal health officials’ decision to withdraw a proposal they warned could cut up to $50 billion nationwide from the Medicaid program annually.
States look at social insurance to address underfunded LTSS system: report
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 12, 2020
Social insurance initiatives to help finance long-term services and supports are gaining traction at the state level because “the costs of waiting around for something to happen at the federal level...