House passes ACA replacement, provider groups express concerns
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 04, 2017
As health leaders in the government praised the Affordable Care Act replacement passed by the House of Representatives on Thursday, organizations representing senior living operators expressed concerns...
Frontline staff effective in reducing antipsychotic use: study
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 17, 2017
The off-label use of antipsychotic medication to treat cognitively impaired residents can be significantly reduced by training frontline staff members to recognize that individuals may exhibit challenging...
Sen. Grassley demands details of community’s HR, social media policies after worker arrest
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 30, 2017
The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee is seeking details of a Florida memory care community’s human resources and social media policies after a worker there allegedly secretly recorded two...
Provider groups pleased that ACA replacement pulled from vote
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 26, 2017
Organizations representing senior living providers expressed pleasure that a bill to replace the Affordable Care Act was pulled from the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives late Friday afternoon...
ACA replacement would harm providers, caregivers, elderly, groups say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 07, 2017
Long-term services and supports providers, Medicaid beneficiaries and professional caregivers would suffer if the bill that Republicans in the House of Representatives proposed Monday to replace the Affordable...
5 big issues in senior living in 2016
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Lois A. Bowers
Dec 29, 2016
Looking back on our coverage of the senior living industry and the issues that affected it in 2016, several common themes emerge. Five are detailed in this year-end review.
News of HHS, CMS nominees gets warm reception from senior living groups
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 29, 2016
Organizations representing senior living providers said Tuesday that they look forward to working with President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choices to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...
Senior living prepares for Trump presidency
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Lois A. Bowers
Nov 09, 2016
Leaders of organizations representing operators and others in senior living say they look forward to working with President-elect Donald J. Trump and members of his administration to advance causes important...
CMS social media guidelines of value to all senior living settings, organization says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 11, 2016
Even senior living operators beyond the purview of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services would do well to heed the federal agency’s recent guidance on employee use of social media in the workplace,...
Ombudsman rule doesn’t go far enough, group says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 07, 2016
A newly effective federal rule should improve efficiency and consistency in state long-term care ombudsman programs as intended, but it doesn’t go far enough, maintains one organization representing...