New infection prevention course ‘uniquely tailored’ to assisted living direct care workers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 01, 2023
A first-of-its-kind infection prevention course “uniquely tailored” to assisted living direct care workers is now available through a partnership between Argentum and epidemiology experts.
Meet Holly Harmon, 2023 Hall of Honor inductee
By
Ron Rajecki
Jul 28, 2023
Learn more about Holly Harmon, Senior Vice President, Quality, Regulatory and Clinical Services, American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living, Washington, DC.
Provider group seeks 2-year moratorium on HCBS settings rule enforcement
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 13, 2023
A new white paper from LeadingAge recommends a two-year enforcement moratorium on the federal government’s home- and community-based services settings final rule, saying that it is flawed policy.
More news for Thursday, July 13
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 13, 2023
Senior living advocates tell senators that assisted living access is vital to veterans … Proposed House appropriations bill would cut HUD Section 202 program funding by 15% … Industry groups drop suit...
Proposed federal quality measures could exacerbate providers’ financial woes, groups warn
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 07, 2023
Quality measures that are part of a proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have the potential to burden assisted living providers financially and administratively, industry advocates...
CMS’ spending requirement in HCBS rule ‘not the right approach,’ senior living advocates say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 06, 2023
A proposal that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services says is meant to “support and stabilize the direct care workforce” in home- and community-based settings, if it becomes final, ultimately...
Meet LaShuan Bethea, 2023 Hall of Honor inductee
By
Ron Rajecki
Jul 05, 2023
Learn more about LaShuan Bethea, Executive Director, National Center for Assisted Living, Washington, DC.
Dollars spent on HCBS go further than those spent on nursing homes, study finds
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 29, 2023
Older adults are not “drawn out of the woodwork” to try to qualify for Medicaid benefits when a state expands home- and community-based services, according to the findings of a new study.
Business briefs, June 26
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 26, 2023
HCBS settings final rule ‘not a good fit’ for assisted living, LeadingAge says … Senators float bill shielding home health providers from Medicare cuts … Iowa’s largest-ever nursing home verdict...
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...